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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

Japanese officials hold a memorial ceremony commemorating the workers from the Sado mine complex during World War II, on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, off Japan's west coast, on Sept. 13. [YONHAP]

Japan again fails to admit forced labor by Koreans at Sado mines memorial ceremony

Japan again failed to acknowledge the forced mobilization of Koreans at the Sado mines during a memorial ceremony held without Korea’s participation, highlighting Tokyo’s continued rigidity on historical issues.

2025.9.14

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2024.12.4

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul responds to lawmakers' questions about the controversy surrounding Japan's recent Sado Mines memorial intended to honor Korean wartime forced labor victims during a plenary session of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee at the National Assembly in Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Foreign minister expresses regret over Sado mines memorial fallout

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said the government "feels a deep sense of responsibility" over the diplomatic failure of the Sado mines memorial, getting an earful from both sides of the isle in a parliamentary hearing.

2024.11.28

Bereaved family members of Korean forced labor victims from the Sado mine complex during World War II look around the site that used to be a lodging for the laborers near the mines, as part of Korea's own memorial ceremony on Sado Island, off Japan's west coast, on Monday. [YONHAP]

Korea, Japan continue to discuss bilateral cooperation despite Sado mine memorial dispute

The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to keep the momentum alive for bilateral cooperation, despite discord over a memorial event for Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

2024.11.27

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong speaks during a regular press briefing at the ministry in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Korean gov't expresses regret over Japan's handling of Sado mines memorial consultations

The Korean government expressed regret on Monday over the way Japan handled consultations for a memorial service for Korean victims of wartime forced labor at the Sado mines, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

2024.11.26

The bereaved family members of Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor at the Sado mine complex during World War II, along with other South Korean participants, pay silent tribute on Monday at a site that once served as lodging for Korean forced laborers near the Sado gold and silver mines on Sado Island, off Japan's west coast. Seoul officials, including Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee, and the family members held a separate memorial ceremony to honor the victims after boycotting a Japan-hosted event due to Tokyo's apparent insincerity in fulfilling its pledge to remember the victims. [YONHAP]

Korea holds separate Sado mines memorial service, boycotting Japan's

Korean families of wartime labor victims held an independent memorial on Sado Island, boycotting Japan's official ceremony due to perceived insincerity regarding historical acknowledgment.

2024.11.25

End immature diplomacy before it’s too late (KOR)

The government must listen to the criticism.

2024.11.25

Family members of Korean labor victims and South Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee gather at a former dormitory for Korean forced laborers near the Sado mines to pay tribute to the laborers with eulogies, a moment of silence and floral offerings. [YONHAP]

Korea holds separate memorial to honor Sado mine victims after boycotting Japan-hosted event

The Korean government held its own ceremony on Monday to honor Korean wartime forced laborers at their former lodgings near Japan’s Sado mines, following Seoul’s decision to boycott a Japan-hosted memorial held on Sunday.

2024.11.25

End immature diplomacy before it’s too late

The government must listen to the criticism.

2024.11.24

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sado mines

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Korea holds separate memorial to honor Sado mine victims after boycotting Japan-hosted event

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