South Korea Boycotts Japan Memorial Event at Mine

South Korea Holds Memorial for Forced WW2 Laborers, Boycotts Japan's Event
The South Korean ceremony took place near Japan's Sado mines, where an estimated 1,500 Korean laborers were forced to work during WW2.
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after boycotting Japanese event
South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a memorial ceremony.
South Korea boycotts Japan memorial event in blow for ties
After boycotting one organised by Tokyo, South Korea held its own memorial event on Monday for compatriots forced to work in a Japanese mine during World War Two, highlighting lingering sensitivities between the countries.
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event
South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony. SADO, Japan — South Korea paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony ...
South Korea boycotts Japan’s Sado tribute
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 laborers, highlighting lingering tensions between the neighbors over the issue.
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott
Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday 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 issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II.
Groveling diplomacy toward Japan derails Sado mine memorial service
By allowing the mine complex to be registered as a World Heritage site without demanding proper identification of the use of forced labor, Korea’s government set itself up to fail

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