Japan holds first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials have held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of historical disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the mines' dark history. However, it has not offered an apology.
South Korea holds its own memorial to honour Sado mine victims after boycotting Japan's event
SEOUL: The South Korean government held its own ceremony in Japan to honour Korean forced labour victims from an old Japanese mine complex, after boycotting a Japan-hosted event over Tokyo's apparent insincerity in delivering on its pledge to remember the victims.
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Tensions Simmer Between South Korea, Japan Over Forced LaborersSouth Korea marked a solemn commemoration on Sado Island Monday, honoring Korean victims of forced labor during World War II ...
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S. Korea expressed regret to Japan over Sado memorial Monday: foreign ministrySouth Korea has expressed regret to Japan over the way Tokyo has handled the memorial ceremony for the wartime forced labor ...
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why? Japan will hold a ...
[Reporter] South Korea and Japan have been engaged in a tug-of-war over the level of government personnel to be sent to the Sado mine memorial service. Two days before the memorial service ...
Japan has agreed to acknowledge the history of wartime Korean labor at the Sado gold and silver mine in Niigata Prefecture as part of its efforts to gain UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing ...
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