Korea urges Japan to face full history of Sado mine during separate memorial
Korea on Friday called on Japan to fully acknowledge the history of wartime forced labor at the Sado mine complex as it held a separate memorial ceremony for Korean victims of forced labor for the third consecutive year. Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk made the call during the ceremony held at a hotel on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, with nine family members of the victims attending.…
Korea urged Japan to comprehensively recognize the wartime forced labor history at the Sado mine complex during a separate memorial ceremony for Korean victims of forced labor, marking the third consecutive year of such an event. The Korean Ambassador to Japan, Lee Hyuk, made this demand at the memorial held at a hotel on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, attended by nine family members of the victims.
Lee, in his memorial address, highlighted that many Korean workers were involuntarily mobilized and compelled to work at the mine via government-arranged labor placement and conscription under the Japanese colonial government-general. He emphasized that commemorating the past and expressing condolences today would foster empathy, healing, and a deeper understanding of the entire history of the Sado mine, which is designated as a World Heritage site.
Over 1,500 Koreans were conscripted to work at the Sado mine during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, with many assigned to perilous underground tasks, resulting in some fatalities.
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