The South Korean ceremony took place near Japan's Sado mines, where an estimated 1,500 Korean laborers were forced to work during WW2.

The shrine is highly sensitive in South Korea due to the enshrinement of Japan’s war ... memorial event to honour the forced labour victims. After withdrawing from the ceremony, the South Korean ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in office despite the probe and a bid to impeach him, raising questions about who’s in charge ...

SADO, Niigata Prefecture--Two separate memorial services honoring those who worked in Sado Island’s gold mines during World War II were held here after the South Korean government’s last ...

Japan's neighbors view Yasukuni, which commemorates 2.5 million war dead ... laborers and to hold a memorial service annually, after repeated protests from the South Korean government.

including war criminals, as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. At the Korean-sponsored memorial on Monday, South Korea's Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee offered his condolences to the forced ...

Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on ... the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II. South Korea’s absence at Sunday’s ...

SEOUL – South Korea held a memorial event in Japan ... including some war criminals, since becoming a lawmaker. The South Korean Foreign Ministry did not have a comment, but on Nov 24, Mr ...

SEOUL: After boycotting a memorial event organised by Tokyo, South Korea held its own on Monday (Nov 25) to remember compatriots forced to work in a Japanese mine during World War II, highlighting ...

Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday ... between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II. South Korea's absence at Sunday's memorial ...