THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 25, 2024 at 16:49 JST
Akiko Ikuina, a parliamentary vice minister at the Foreign Ministry, speaks at a memorial service for those who worked in the gold mines during World War II on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island on Nov. 24. (Mitsumasa Inoue)
SADO, Niigata Prefecture--Two separate memorial services honoring those who worked in Sado Island’s gold mines during World War II were held here after the South Korean government’s last-minute withdrawal from the Japan-organized ceremony. [Read More]
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