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Old buildings are seen near the entrance road leading into the Sado mine tunnels on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where the Korean government held a memorial ceremony on Nov. 21 for victims of forced labor mobilized during Japan’s colonial rule. [YONHAP]

Korea urges Japan to fulfill its pledge on Unesco-listed forced labor site

Korea urged Japan on Monday to follow through on its pledge to fully reflect the history of a Unesco-listed heritage site linked to wartime forced labor.

2025.12.16

Representatives of a civic group, a plaintiff and a legal advocate hold a press conference after the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling ordering a Japanese company to pay compensation to the family of a victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor, on Dec. 11. [THE CENTER FOR HISTORICAL TRUTH AND JUSTICE]

Japan protests Supreme Court ruling in partial favor of wartime forced labor victims

Tokyo protested a Korean Supreme Court ruling that ordered a Japanese company to compensate a victim of wartime forced labor, reiterating its view that the issue has already been settled and should be resolved through a third-party payment.

2025.12.12

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The Supreme Court in southern Seoul [NEWS1]

Top court upholds ruling ordering Nippon Steel to compensate family of late wartime forced laborer

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering Nippon Steel to pay compensation to the family of a late Korean forced into wartime labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

2025.12.11

The Sado Mine complex in Nigata Prefecture, Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024 [NEWS1]

Gov't offices under Yoon accused of interfering in law firm selection process for compensation case

The presidential office under former President Yoon Suk Yeol and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are facing allegations that they unlawfully interfered in the process of choosing a law firm for a government-affiliated foundation.

2025.10.15

Taegeuki, Korean national flags, are hung on an apartment complex in Seoul on Aug. 15, Korea's Liberation Day. [YONHAP]

Descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators to be banned from buying back confiscated properties

The government will bar the descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators from buying back properties confiscated by the state.

2025.8.18

Kim Hyung-seok, director of the Independence Hall of Korea, answers questions from lawmakers during a parliamentary audit at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Oct. 25, 2024. [NEWS1]

Independence Hall director slammed for calling Korean liberation 'a gift' from the Allies

Independence Hall Director Kim Hyung-seok faced criticism for describing Korea's liberation as a 'gift' from Allied forces, igniting debates over historic interpretation and provoking calls for his dismissal from Independence Hall.

2025.8.17

A render of ″Taegeukgi Hill,″ an installation of 300 spinning pinwheels symbolizing the Korean national flag, to be set up at Seoul Plaza to mark 80 years since Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul Plaza to host exhibits commemorating 80 years of liberation

Seoul Plaza will be transformed into a festive space in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) with special installations commemorating the independence movement.

2025.8.7

Moon Yang-mok [MINISTRY OF PATRIOTS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS]

Remains of independence leader Moon Yang-mok, five others to return to Korea

The remains of Moon Yang-mok, a key figure in Korea’s early independence movement in North America, will return to Korea on Aug. 12, the government announced Tuesday, marking the 80th anniversary of national liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

2025.8.5

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum on July 26 to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, the Korean Central News Agency reported on July 27. [YONHAP]

North urges loyalty to leader Kim ahead of 80th anniversary of Korean liberation

North Korea invoked state founder Kim Il Sung as a “historic hero” of Korea's liberation and urged loyalty to current leader Kim Jong-un, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule.

2025.8.3

Yang Geum-deok, a survivor of forced labor under the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945) and a longtime advocate for the rights of other survivors, is awarded the Moran Medal, the second-highest rank of the Order of Civil Merit, on Aug. 2 in Gwangju. [NEWS1]

Forced labor survivor's medal reinstated three years after Yoon Suk Yeol took it away

Yang Geum-deok received the Moran Medal for her advocacy as a forced labor survivor, despite previous administrative opposition.