Korea to hold separate memorial for Sado mine forced labor victims for 3rd straight year
Korea will hold a separate memorial ceremony next week for Korean victims of wartime forced labor at the Sado mine complex in Japan, amid Japan's continued failure to acknowledge the coercive nature of the mobilization of Korean workers, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. The ceremony will take place in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 13, with Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk, who will…
Korea will be commemorating its wartime forced labor victims at the Sado mine complex in Japan for a third consecutive year, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. The ceremony, set to take place on November 13th in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, will be attended by the Korean Ambassador to Japan, Lee Hyuk, and nine surviving family members of the victims.
Following the ceremony, participants will visit the dormitory where Korean workers resided to lay flowers and pay respects at other significant sites linked to Korean labor. This marks the third year in a row that Korea has held a separate memorial ceremony from Japan's, due to disagreements over the acknowledgement of the coercive nature of the mobilization of Korean workers.
In September, Japan held its own memorial ceremony, attended by a director general-level official from their foreign ministry, but did not mention the forced labor issue.
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