Seoul holds separate Sado mines memorial for 3rd year amid forced labor dispute with Japan

South Korea held a separate memorial ceremony in Japan on Friday to honor Korean victims of forced labor at the Sado mines during Japan's colonial rule, marking the third consecutive year that Seoul has boycotted a Japanese-organized event. The ceremony, held at 10 a.m. in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, was attended by South Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk, other government officials and nine bereaved family members, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry. In his commemorative address, Lee emphasi

Source: The Korea Herald