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.
South Korea Expresses 'Regret' Over Sado Mine Memorial Service
South Korea expressed "regret" Tuesday over a memorial ceremony organised by Japan to honour victims of wartime forced labour at an infamous mine, including many Koreans, saying Tokyo had not met the terms of a deal on the issue.
South Korea expressed regret to Japan over memorial for mine workers
South Korea expressed regret to Japan on Monday over Tokyo's attitude towards a memorial service held for labourers including Koreans forced to work in Japan's Sado mines during World War Two, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Korea, japan continue to discuss bilateral cooperation amid 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,
Is Sado mine memorial boycott an inflection point in Yoon admin’s diplomacy with Japan?
Experts are divided on whether the boycott of a memorial ceremony that did not mention Korean forced labor will go down as a turning point in the current administration’s policies toward Japan
South Korea’s anger over Japanese mine event clouds efforts to deepen security ties
President Yoon Suk-yeol has boycotted the mine's commemoration in Japan, purportedly over Tokyo's failure to recognise forced ...
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False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed disappointment over an erroneous report by Kyodo News that said Akiko Ikuina, parliamentary vice foreign minister, had visited Tokyo's ...
South Korea boycotts Japan memorial for WWII labourers
After boycotting one organised by Tokyo, South Korea held its own memorial event on Monday for compatriots forced to work in ...
Japan holds first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage ...
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Japan Holds Sado Mines Memorial Despite South Korean Boycott Amid Lingering Historical Tensions
SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country's Sado Island Gold Mines but offered ...
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Kyodo News mistakenly reported Yasukuni visit by lawmaker Ikuina
Kyodo News mistakenly reported in Japanese that House of Councillors member Akiko Ikuina visited the war-linked Yasukuni ...
South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event
SADO, Japan (AP) — South Korea paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ...
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Questioned news story sparks latest Japan-South Korea historical brouhaha
Japan accepted, and on Sunday went ahead with a commemoration at Sado led by Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Akiko ...
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 ...
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Misreport on Ikuina's Yasukuni Visit "Extremely Regrettable": Hayashi
Tokyo, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's top government spokesperson, at a press conference on Tuesday, called it "extremely regrettable" that Kyodo News erroneously reported that Akiko Ikuina ...
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Editorial: Japan breaks promises, undermining bilateral relations with S. Korea
A memorial for Korean victims of forced labor at Japan’s Sado Mine, jointly planned by South Korea and Japan for Nov. 24, was held with only Japan in attendance. South Korea announced on Nov. 23 that ...