Since January last year, the Japanese government has dealings with a relevant international body behind the scene in a bid to have a total of 23 old industrial facilities in Fukuoka, Nagasaki, etc. registered as "world cultural heritages."

Among them are seven industrial establishments including Mitsubishi Shipyard and Hashima Coal Mine where the conscripted Koreans were forced to work like bests of burden.

Such shameless move of Japan is being strongly censured by the international community.

Netizens of south Korea are becoming increasingly vocal bitterly criticizing the move, querying how such forced labor sites can be registered as world cultural heritages.

Such crazy behavior of Japan is attributable to the south Korean authorities' servile behavior, they charged.