Asian neighbors, South Korea and Japan continue strained relations due to their history. The South Korean government ...

Kyodo News mistakenly reported that Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Akiko Ikuina visited Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, 2022, ...

SEOUL: The South Korean government held its own ceremony in Japan to honour Korean forced labour victims from an old Japanese ...

The government recently said it expressed regret over Japan's attitude during the talks between Korea and Japan over the controversial memorial ceremony for ...

South Korea commemorated wartime Korean forced labourers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a ceremony Monday, a day after ...

South Korea has expressed regret to Japan over the way Tokyo has handled the memorial ceremony for the wartime forced labor ...

SADO, Japan — South Korea paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ...

South Korea held its own memorial event for victims of forced labor during World War II, sidestepping a Japanese-organized event amidst ongoing tensions. The diplomatic incident arose over a disputed ...

The decision not to attend the Japan-hosted event at the Sado mine was influenced by Japan's choice to involve a controversial figure, seen as emblematic of its militaristic past, in the proceedings.

SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign ministry has expressed regret to Japan on Monday over what it referred to as Tokyo's attitude towards a memorial service held for workers including ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials have held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a ...

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