But Seoul chose to not attend the event after strong criticisms arose over Tokyo's selection of a senior foreign ministry official -- a right-wing politician who had paid a visit to the Yasukuni ...

The Minute to Read (Weekdays) series provides a quick overview of significant events in Korea everyday, conveniently condensed into a one-minute read. Here’s a recap of what happened yesterday: Nov.

Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over ...

Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

Japan held a memorial service on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea's last-minute boycott of the ...

The Sado mines were listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of disputes with South Korea ...

South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to ...

The announcement was met with criticism from some local media outlets in Seoul, as she has visited the Yasukuni Shrine -- a site considered highly sensitive in South Korea due to the enshrinement of ...