South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a memorial ceremony.

Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute ...

Visitors look at display at Sado Kinzan Gold Mine historic site in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. ...

South Korea’s decision not to participate in what was envisioned an a moment of reconciliation highlighted the perceived lack ...

The South Korean ceremony took place near Japan's Sado mines, where an estimated 1,500 Korean laborers were forced to work ...

Known as a culinary hotspot in Japan, Niigata Prefecture is blessed with fertile land, crystal clear water and a varied climate – all of which contribute to its exceptional local products.

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

SADO, Niigata Prefecture--Japan was set to go ahead with a memorial ceremony Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted ...

Japan’s Niigata prefecture may be less than 90 minutes away from Tokyo via bullet train, but the area, known for producing Japan’s best koshihikari rice and sake, rarely appears on people’s ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials have held ... off the western coast of Niigata prefecture, operated for nearly 400 years beginning in 1601, and were once the world’s largest gold producer.

Visitors walk though a tunnel at Sado Kinzan Gold Mine historic site in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Credit: AP/Eugene Hoshiko “That issue and various other ...

The skies will be partly cloudy. The low will be 39°. Moderate air quality (51-100) Primary pollutant O₃ 68 μg/m³ Amount of moisture present in the air relative to the maximum amount of moisture the ...