In a surprising turn of events, Japan's first ceremony to pay tribute to the Korean victims at the Sado Mines on Sado Island off the coast of Niigata Prefecture ended without any Korean government ...
Japan commemorates workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The ceremony acknowledges Korean labourers' suffering but does not offer an apology, reigniting ...
Japan proceeds with a memorial at the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea's absence due to unresolved disputes over historical issues relating to Korean forced labor during WWII. This absence ...