South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after ...
2 days ago · 15 of 18 | . South Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee, bottom left, leaves after a memorial service with the relatives of Korean victims and South Korean officials at the site of former Fourth Souai Dormitory for the mine workers from the Korean Peninsula, in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, a day after boycotting a memorial organized by Japanese officials.
South Korea boycotts Japan memorial event in blow for ties
2 days ago · South Korea negotiated a pact with Japan to hold events explicitly mentioning South Korean forced labourers as a condition for backing Tokyo's bid to list the Sado mine as a UNESCO World Heritage ...
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott …
3 days ago · SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, highlighting lingering tensions between the neighbors over the issue.. South Korea a day earlier announced that it was boycotting the memorial, saying it had been impossible to settle unspecified ...
Japan's Kishida, South Korea's Yoon call to sustain momentum in ...
SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Friday at a summit in Seoul to keep up the momentum behind an improvement in...
Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit | AP News
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a long-awaited summit Thursday. Japan’s prime minister called their meeting a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history.
After 12 Years, Japan Welcomes a South Korean Leader to Tokyo
Mar 15, 2023 · When South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, touched down in Japan on Thursday, it was the first time in a dozen years that a leader from Seoul had made the short flight for a one-on-one...
South Korea and Japan: A milestone meeting of frenemies - BBC
Mar 16, 2023 · South Korea and Japan's leaders have held talks in Tokyo in what has been hailed as a milestone in their fraught relationship. It comes just as North Korea fired a fourth round of...
Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties as leaders meet ... - CNN
Mar 15, 2023 · Mutual visits by Japanese and South Korean leaders have been suspended for 12 years as ties soured over several issues, including a wartime labor dispute.
Leaders of Japan and South Korea Vow to Deepen Ties
May 7, 2023 · The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Sunday to press ahead with joint efforts to improve bilateral ties despite skeptics at home, declaring that historical differences should not...
Japan and South Korea renew ties in first summit in 12 years
Mar 15, 2023 · SEOUL — In their first bilateral summit in 12 years, the leaders of South Korea and Japan portrayed their meeting in Tokyo as a sort of springtime, after an extended period of frosty ties. A...