Japan holds Sado mines memorial

Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before
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 as South Korea boycotts
SADO: Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the Sado Island Gold Mines but refrained from offering an apology for Japan’s wartime use of Korean forced laborers, underscoring persistent tensions between the two countries over historical issues.
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
South Korea to shun Sado mine memorial in Japan
South Korea says it will not attend a ceremony in Japan to commemorate victims of forced labor in the Sado Island Gold Mines. This comes as the two nations seek to draw together amid regional threats.
Japan voices regret over South Korea's non-attendance of Sado memorial
The Japanese government on Sunday expressed regret over South Korea's decision not to attend a memorial ceremony in Japan honouring forced labour victims, including Koreans, at an old Japanese mine complex.
South Korea Withdraws from Japan’s Sado Mine Memorial Amid Diplomatic Tensions
Japan has promised to host a memorial event as a condition for Seoul’s consent to the location’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Many Koreans were taken to toil at the Sado gold and silver mines during World War II, when Korea was under Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule.
Japan holds first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
Japan held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South
South Korea says it will not attend Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
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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,
S. Korea confirms non-participation in Sado Mine memorial
The South Korean government announced on Nov. 23 that it would not participate in a memorial ceremony for victims of wartime forced labor at Japan’s Sado Mine, scheduled for Nov. 24. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained,
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Sado Island Mines: Heritage or Historical Dispute?
Japan commemorates workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The ceremony acknowledges Korean labourers' suffering but does not offer an apology, reigniting ...
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South Korea Decides Not To Attend Sado Mine Memorial In Japan
South Korea will not be attending a memorial ceremony set to take place in Japan to honour wartime forced labour victims, including many Koreans, its foreign ministry said Saturday, citing ...
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South Korea will not to attend Sado mine memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s ...