Tokyo had agreed to host a memorial event every year -- its first edition set to be held on Sado island Sunday -- to honour the forced labour victims, as a condition for South Korea's consent to the ...
South Korea won't attend a memorial near Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines due to ongoing disagreements over historical grievances related to Korean forced labor. The diplomatic rift highlights continued ...
Japan conducted a memorial ceremony at the Sado Island Gold Mines on Sunday, despite a boycott by South Korea that underscored tensions over forced laborers at the site during World War II. The ...
South Korea is working to ensure that no further distress or pain is caused to the families of Korean forced labor victims from the Sado mines during their attendance at the upcoming memorial ...