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Japanese cultural artifacts controversy
Japan has been known as a "haven for stolen artifacts". Not until 1999, when Japanese Ambassador Koichiro Matsuura was appointed director-general of UNESCO, did Japan begin to give serious thought to signing the UNESCO convention agreement to return stolen artifacts.
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