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Seoul Boycotts Japan's Sado Mine Memorial | South Korea News
South Korea is skipping Japan’s annual memorial for wartime forced laborers at the Sado mine for the third straight year, citing unresolved disagreements over how to properly acknowledge the forced nature of the labor. While Japan plans to hold the ceremony in Niigata, Seoul insists Japan hasn’t been sincere enough and has instead hosted its own separate remembrance. The dispute stems from Japan’s 2024 UNESCO World Heritage designation of the mine, which came with a promise to honor victims — a commitment Seoul says Japan has failed to meet. The World Heritage Committee has urged Japan to…
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