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Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Japan will hold Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions




Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea’s last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II



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Author : Mari Yamaguchi and Kim Tong-Hyung

Publish date : 2024-11-24 00:44:39

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