Seoul belatedly announced it had voiced “regret” over Japan’s handling of the Sado mine memorial, but did not lodge an official protest or explain what about Japan’s “attitude” it saw as regrettable ...

After boycotting one organised by Tokyo, South Korea held its own memorial event on Monday for compatriots forced to work in ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country's Sado Island Gold Mines but offered ...

South Korea paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony on Monday ...

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage ...

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -After boycotting a memorial event organised by Tokyo, South Korea held its own on Monday to ...

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

Japan accepted, and on Sunday went ahead with a commemoration at Sado led by Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Akiko Ikuina ...

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

None offered any apology to Korean forced laborers for the harsh treatment at the mines. Akiko Ikuina, a parliamentary vice minister, representing Japan's government, praised the craftsmanship of ...

There has been speculation that the South Korean boycott might have been due to the presence of Japanese parliamentary Vice Minister Akiko Ikuina at Sunday's ceremony. In August 2022, Ikuina repor ...