South Korea to hold own memorial for forced labour victims, boycotting Japan’s
SEOUL: The South Korean government plans to hold a separate on-site memorial ceremony for Koreans forced to work at the gold mines on Sado island during Japan's colonial rule, following a last-minute decision to boycott Japan’s memorial event on Sunday (Nov 24).
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,
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 disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions ov
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
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
(3rd LD) Japan holds Sado mine memorial despite S. Korea boycott over Tokyo's pick for gov't representative
South Korea's foreign ministry has said it will not attend the memorial ceremony, in response to Tokyo's decision to send Akiko Ikuina, a parliamentary vice minister at Japan's foreign ministry, as the government representative to attend the ceremony.
(LEAD) S. Korea not to attend Sado memorial amid controversy over Japan's pick for gov't representative
South Korea said Saturday it will not attend a memorial ceremony in Japan honoring forced labor victims, including Koreans, from an old Japanese mine complex, amid controversy over Tokyo's decision to send a senior official with hard-line views on history to the event.
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
The South Korean government plans to hold a separate on-site memorial ceremony for Koreans forced to work at the gold mines on Sado island during Japan's colonial rule, following a last-minute decision to boycott Japan’s memorial event on Sunday.
(2nd LD) Japan holds Sado mine memorial despite S. Korea boycott over Tokyo's pick for gov't representative
South Korea's foreign ministry has said it will not attend the memorial ceremony, in response to Tokyo's decision to send Akiko Ikuina, a parliamentary vice minister at Japan's foreign ministry, as the government representative to attend the ceremony.
Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japan’s government said on Friday that Akiko Ikuina — a parliamentary vice minister who reportedly visited Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine in August 2022, weeks after she was elected as a lawmaker — would attend the ceremony. Japan’s ...
Japan mayor regrets South Korea's absence from wartime memorial
The South Korean foreign ministry said officials will hold a separate memorial on Nov 25. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
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"Half" Sado Mine Memorial Ceremony...日 "Workers on the Korean Peninsula work in harsh environments"
The first memorial service for the Sado mine workers, who were forced to work by Koreans in Japanese colonial era, was held today at the Aikawa Development ...