Japan holds Sado mines memorial

Japan holds 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 reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history.
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japan has held a memorial ceremony 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 brutal wartime use
South Korea Expresses 'Regret' Over Sado Mine Memorial Service
South Korea expressed "regret" Tuesday over a memorial ceremony organised by Japan to honour victims of wartime forced labour at an infamous mine, including many Koreans, saying Tokyo had not met the terms of a deal on the issue.
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after boycotting Japanese event
South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan's Sado gold mines in a memorial ceremony.
South Korea boycotts Japan’s Sado tribute
Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country's Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan's brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, highlighting lingering tensions between the neighbors over the issue.
Seoul’s Boycott of Sado Mine Tribute Highlights Japan’s Flawed Approach to South Korea
South Korea’s decision not to participate in what was envisioned an a moment of reconciliation highlighted the perceived lack of sincerity in Japan’s treatment of historical issues.
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 Expressed Regret to Japan Over Memorial for Mine Workers
South Korea expressed regret to Japan on Monday over Tokyo's attitude towards a memorial service held for labourers including Koreans forced to work in Japan's Sado mines during World War Two, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event
South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony
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 South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II.
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(2nd LD) S. Korea expressed regret to Japan over Sado memorial Monday: foreign ministry
South Korea has expressed regret to Japan over the way Tokyo has handled the memorial ceremony for the wartime forced labor ...
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"Sado Mine Memorial Ceremony" Japan's representative and far-right person...a person who visits Yasukuni
[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 ...
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Japan to ‘cite’ role of Korean labor at historic Sado gold mine
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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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan agree to continue cooperation despite Sado mine row
The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to keep the momentum alive for bilateral cooperation, despite ...