、ユネスコへ

UNESCO evaluation body recommended inscribing Japanese calligraphy (shodo) on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Nov 5); formal decision expected at the intergovernmental committee in Xiamen, China, Nov 30–Dec 5 (review Dec 1–3); would be Japan’s 24th listing if approved (Kyodo, Nikkei, NHK, Bunka-cho)

やさしい日本語

ユネスコのが、のをにするようしました。
がにしました。
なは、からまでの厦門アモイでれるでれます。
されれば、でになる（みとおし）です。

In English

On Nov 5, Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs said a UNESCO evaluation body had recommended adding Japanese calligraphy (shodo) to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (“Inscribe”). A formal decision is due at the 21st intergovernmental committee in Xiamen, China (Nov 30–Dec 5), with listing reviews expected Dec 1–3. If approved, it would be Japan’s 24th intangible cultural heritage listing. Shodo was already registered as a national intangible cultural property in 2021; the government has been seeking UNESCO listing since 2024 (Bunka-cho, Kyodo, Nikkei, NHK).

Phrases to steal

無形文化遺産
intangible cultural heritage
がにされるかもしれません。
勧告する
to recommend / to advise (official recommendation)
ユネスコのがをしました。
登録される
to be registered / to be inscribed (on a list)
ににされる（みとおし）です。

Grammar

〜に向けて
toward ~ / aiming at ~（登録（とうろく）に向（む）けて提案書（ていあんしょ）を出（だ）した）

YOUR TURN

At lunch a coworker says, "がユネスコにされですね！" Agree, say you saw the news that an evaluation body recommended it, that a formal decision comes in early December in China, and that it would be Japan’s 24th if registered. Use , する, される, 〜だ, and 〜です.

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