South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan

An erroneous report by Japan's Kyodo News claiming that House of Councillors lawmaker Akiko Ikuina visited the war-linked ...
There has been speculation that the South Korean boycott might have been due to the presence of Japanese parliamentary Vice Minister Akiko Ikuina at Sunday's ceremony. In August 2022, Ikuina ...
South Korea held its own memorial event for victims of forced labor during World War II, sidestepping a Japanese-organized event amidst ongoing tensions. The diplomatic incident arose over a disputed ...
Kyodo News mistakenly reported in Japanese that House of Councillors member Akiko Ikuina visited the war-linked Yasukuni ...
A memorial for Korean victims of forced labor at Japan’s Sado Mine, jointly planned by South Korea and Japan for Nov. 24, was held with only Japan in attendance. South Korea announced on Nov. 23 that ...