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  2. List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)

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    Particularly noted for the Tōdaijiyama Sword, the oldest inscribed artifact in Japan. Other articles in this designation include: 13 kanto (ring-pommel) swords and swords with wooden handles, more than 25 iron swords and lances, 261 arrowheads, a set of leather armor, seven bronze vessels, 62 beads, 45 stone arrowheads, 13 pot-shaped stone ...

  3. List of National Treasures of Japan (ancient documents)

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    The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897. [1] [2] The definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. These ancient documents adhere to the current definition, and have been designated National Treasures since the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties came ...

  4. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others) - Wikipedia

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    The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897, [1] [2] although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. The crafts items in the list adhere to the current definition and have been designated National Treasures according to the Law for the Protection of ...

  5. 22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa returned to Japan

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    The 22 artifacts, some of which date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, represent a significant piece of Okinawan history. ... which had been missing for almost 80 years to the governm ...

  6. List of missing treasures - Wikipedia

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    James Howells has repeatedly requested that the council allow him to search for his device, buried in Docksway landfill, Newport, Wales, and has been refused by Newport City Council. As of November 2024, the missing Bitcoins were worth $750 million, and Howells sued the council for £495 million. [43] [44] [45] Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary

  7. List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings) - Wikipedia

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    The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897. [1] The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. These paintings adhere to the current definition, and were designated national treasures when the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was implemented on June 9 ...

  8. List of World Heritage Sites in Japan - Wikipedia

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    This made Japan the first example of a successful transfer of Western industrialization to a non-Western nation and turned Japan into a world-level industrial power, as well as profoundly changing its society. This site comprises 23 components in eight areas, six of which are in the south-eastern part of the country. Miike coal mine is pictured ...

  9. The mystery of Haiti’s missing cultural artifacts, which ...

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    A dozen employees at Haiti’s Citadelle Henry are currently in jail after two cannons went missing from inside a locked museum at the mountaintop fortress in northern city of Milot.