South Korea spurns Sado mines memorial in Japan

Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
Japan is commemorating workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a controversial past. Hundreds of Koreans were subjected to forced labor there during World War II.
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan
SEOUL--South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to unspecified disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II.
South Korea spurns Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea’s President Yoon had made improving relations with Japan a priority following years of disputes of the two countries’ history.
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea's government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines due to unspecified disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II.
(2nd LD) S. Korea not to attend Sado memorial amid controversy over Japan's pick for gov't representative
South Korea said Saturday it will not attend a memorial ceremony in Japan honoring forced labor victims, including Koreans, from an old Japanese mine complex, amid controversy over Tokyo's decision to send a senior official with hard-line views on history to the event.
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