Japan holds Sado mine laborers' commemoration, South Korea abstains
An event to commemorate Japanese and Korean laborers who worked at the gold and silver mine complex on Japan's Sado Island during W
Japan mayor regrets South Korea's absence from memorial
A Japanese mayor said it is "extremely regrettable" that South Korea pulled out of a memorial ceremony Sunday to honor wartime forced labor victims, local media reported.
Diplomatic feud looms as Korea boycotts Japan's 'insincere' Sado mine memorial
Korean officials skipped Japan's memorial service held near the Sado mine site, Sunday, in an apparent protest against Tokyo’s 'insincerity' in addressing the dark history related to the site, where approximately 1,
South Korea to hold own memorial for forced labour victims, boycotting Japan’s
SEOUL: The South Korean government plans to hold a separate on-site memorial ceremony for Koreans forced to work at the gold mines on Sado island during Japan's colonial rule, following a last-minute decision to boycott Japan’s memorial event on Sunday (Nov 24).
(4th LD) Japan holds Sado mine memorial amid Korean boycott, no mention of 'forced' labor
A memorial ceremony honoring forced labor victims, including Koreans, at an old Japanese mine complex kicked off as planned Sunday, with South Korea boycotting it over Tokyo's pick to send a senior official with hard-line views on history to the event.
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions ov
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
The South Korean government plans to hold a separate on-site memorial ceremony for Koreans forced to work at the gold mines on Sado island during Japan's colonial rule, following a last-minute decision to boycott Japan’s memorial event on Sunday.
Japan holds Sado mine memorial amid Korean boycott, no mention of 'forced' labour
A memorial ceremony honouring forced labour victims, including Koreans, at an old Japanese mine complex kicked off on Sunday as planned, with South Korea boycotting it over Tokyo's pick to send a senior official with hard-line views on history to the event.
Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japan’s government said on Friday that Akiko Ikuina — a parliamentary vice minister who reportedly visited Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine in August 2022, weeks after she was elected as a lawmaker — would attend the ceremony. Japan’s ...
"The Half" Sado Mine Memorial Ceremony...There's no compulsion or apology.
Anchor] With the absence of our government personnel, the Sado Mine Memorial Ceremony was held amid criticism that it was a "half-length" event.At the ...
Japan mayor regrets South Korea's absence from wartime memorial
The South Korean foreign ministry said officials will hold a separate memorial on Nov 25. Read more at straitstimes.com.