Japan, South Korea

(LEAD) 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.
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
At the July meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, the Japanese delegate said Tokyo had installed new exhibition material to explain the “severe conditions of (the Korean laborers’) work and to remember their hardship.” Japan also ...
Sado Island Tensions: South Korea and Japan's Historical Dispute Reignites
South Korea won't attend a memorial near Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines due to ongoing disagreements over historical grievances related to Korean forced labor. The diplomatic rift highlights continued friction between the two countries despite efforts by South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol to improve relations.
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.
South Korea says it will not attend Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea says it will not attend Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions.
South Korea will not to attend Sado mine 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
Japan pharmacy, family of woman who died after medication error reach settlement
A major pharmacy chain in Japan and the family of a woman who died after taking medication dispensed at one of its stores ...
Japan Job Market Points to Shift on Immigration
Japan is offering taxi and bus license exams in other languages to attract more foreign drivers amid a manpower shortage.
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Maui says mahalo to people of Japan for disaster recovery support, and providing hope after fires
Japan offered valuable lessons learned in disaster recovery efforts after last year's Maui wildfires, and also inspired hope ...
Japan passes $250B economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth
Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes ...
Japan's $26 Billion Discovery Could Change Its Fortunes
The Japanese discovery was the result of an underwater survey conducted between April and June, covering over 100 sites along ...
Why Japan's Tokyo is emerging as a sex hub
Tokyo, which is witnessing an influx of foreigners, a rise in poverty and a weaking of the Japanese yen, is emerging as a sex hub. Experts say many young women, left impoverished during the COVID-19 ...
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Japan Braces for Trump 2.0
Tokyo is bracing for a sharp turn in U.S. international economic policy in the second Donald Trump administration. A week of ...
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Guests drink and chat in the cocktail lounge of the Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, 1964
Tokyo, Japan, July 24, 1964: Young guests and visitors drink and chat in the cocktail lounge of the Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, ...
Japan's Ishiba shows intention to work with N. Korea's Kim
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday showed his intention to work with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying ...