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 and during World War II.
(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.
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,
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
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 and r
(LEAD) Japan goes ahead with Sado mine memorial with S. Korea boycotting event over Tokyo's pick for gov't representative
TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- 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.
Korean officials boycott Sado Mines memorial service in Japan
The first memorial for Korean wartime laborers at Japan's Sado Mines was marked by controversy, as South Korean officials boycotted due to Japan's choice of representative.
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 unspecified disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II.
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 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.
South Korea says it will not attend Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
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South Korea spurns Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea’s President Yoon had made improving relations with Japan a priority following years of disputes of the two countries’ history.
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Japan holds Sado mine laborers' commemoration, South Korea abstains
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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott
Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by ...