Antiquities Preservation & Restoration Project at GEM wins Yomiuri Award

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Egypt Today staff

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Thu, 05 Nov 2020 - 01:50 GMT

BY

Egypt Today staff

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 - 01:50 GMT

Part of the awarded project team - photo via Egypt's Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

Part of the awarded project team - photo via Egypt's Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

CAIRO - 5 November 2020: The Japanese International Cooperation Agency team (JICA), the Egyptian-Japanese Joint Project for the Preservation and Restoration of Antiquities in the Grand Egyptian Museum, won the Yomiuri International Cooperation Prize, in its 27th edition, due to the effort made by the Egyptian-Japanese team for the work of restoring and preserving artifacts in the museum.

 
It is worth noting that this award is given under the auspices of the Yomiuri Newspaper, one of the leading Japanese newspapers, which has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest circulation in the world, about 8 million copies per day.
 
 
The Yomiuri Award is a widely known award in Japan, and is awarded to Japanese people and groups who investigate notable achievements in international cooperation.

 

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