Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott ... - ABC News
12 小时之前 · Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of ...
Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean …
13 小时之前 · SADO, Japan (AP) — 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 and during World War II.. South Korea’s absence at Sunday’s memorial, to which Seoul government officials and Korean ...
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean ... - WIVB News 4
7 小时之前 · The ceremony was held as planned on Sunday at a facility near the mines, where more than 20 seats for Korean attendees remained vacant. The 16th-century mines on the island of Sado, off Japan’s ...
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines …
1 天前 · SADO, Japan (AP) — Japan will hold a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of historical disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the mines’ dark history.. At these mines, hundreds of Koreans were forced to labor under abusive and brutal conditions during ...
Japan to hold Sado mines memorial despite S. Korea boycott
10 小时之前 · The 16th century mines on the island of Sado, off Japan’s north-central coast, operated for nearly 400 years before closing in 1989 and were once the world’s largest gold producer.
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado ... - ABC News
1 天前 · Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea ...
First ceremony held to remember Sado gold mine workers
5 小时之前 · On Sunday, it started in the Niigata city of Sado at 1 p.m., and about 70 participants, including Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi, mourned for the deceased mine workers and offered floral tributes.
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan | AP News
1 天前 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II.. The decision marked a rare display of friction between the countries since the ...
Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean
13 小时之前 · Trusted news and daily delights, right in your inbox. ... The 16th-century mines on the island of Sado, off Japan’s north-central coast, operated for nearly 400 years before closing in 1989 and ...
Sado gold mine atrocity: Japan blurs WWII tragedy at ... - CTV News
1 天前 · People visit remains of a Sado gold mine are seen on Sado Island, northern Japan, on Aug. 26, 2024. (Yasufumi Fujita/Kyodo News via AP)