Japan will hold memorial at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII …
4 days ago · SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials have held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of historical disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the mines’ dark history. However, it has not offered an apology. At these mines, hundreds of Koreans were forced to work under abusive and brutal ...
Japan Holds Sado Mines Memorial Despite South Korean Boycott …
2 days ago · The 16th-century mines on the island of Sado, off Japan’s north-central coast, operated for nearly 400 years before closing in 1989 and were once the world’s largest gold producer.
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott …
3 days ago · Japan has held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the brutal wartime use of Korean laborers.
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after ...
2 days ago · 15 of 18 | . South Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee, bottom left, leaves after a memorial service with the relatives of Korean victims and South Korean officials at the site of former Fourth Souai Dormitory for the mine workers from the Korean Peninsula, in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, a day after boycotting a memorial organized by Japanese officials.
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott
3 days ago · The ceremony was held as planned on Sunday at a facility near the mines, where more than 20 seats for Korean attendees remained vacant. The 16th century mines on the island of Sado, off Japan's ...
Memorial ceremony held at Japan's Sado gold mines to honor all …
2 days ago · A memorial ceremony has been held to honor all those who worked at Japanese gold mines on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island. The event took place in Sado City on Sunday. Seventy people attended ...
Japan holds first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines …
3 days ago · Japan hs held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly ...
Japan holds first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines …
3 days ago · SADO, Japan (AP) — Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of historical…
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott …
3 days ago · Japan has held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the brutal wartime ...
First ceremony held to remember Sado gold mine workers
3 days ago · On Sunday, it started in the Niigata city of Sado at 1 p.m., and about 70 participants, including Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi, mourned for the deceased mine workers and offered floral tributes.