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UNESCO is failing victims of Japan’s historical colonial exploitation
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1 month ago

UNESCO is failing victims of Japan’s historical colonial exploitation

Al Jazeera  

On November 24, 2024, Japan held a memorial service at its UNESCO site, the Sado Gold Mines, in Niigata to commemorate labourers who worked in it. The Sado Gold Mines, which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 27, have become yet another battleground over the history of Japanese colonial exploitation of Koreans and efforts to whitewash …

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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
1 month ago

Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Associated Press  

SADO, Japan — 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. Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event …

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Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Hindustan Times  

SEOUL, South Korea — Less than a month before leaving office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Seoul and reaffirmed his sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors. Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms …

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Japan's PM Kishida shows sympathy for colonial victims to woo South Koreans: Here's what went wrong
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's PM Kishida shows sympathy for colonial victims to woo South Koreans: Here's what went wrong

Firstpost  

In South Korea, there is deep-seated resentment towards how Japan’s past actions, and how its leadership is currently dealing with those atrocities. Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Seoul less than a month before stepping down was intended to solidify a legacy of improved relations with South Korea. As a part of that effort, Kishida reaffirmed sympathy for …

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Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Less than a month before leaving office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Seoul and reaffirmed his sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors. Since early last year, Kishida and conservative South Korean President …

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South Korean investigators search in factory ruins after fire killed 23, mostly Chinese migrants
6 months ago

South Korean investigators search in factory ruins after fire killed 23, mostly Chinese migrants

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Forensic and other experts combed through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find the cause of a devastating fire that killed 23 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers, in one of the country’s deadliest blazes in years. Security cameras showed smoke engulfing the second-floor worksite of the factory, soon after sparks …

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South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants
6 months ago

South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find any more fire victims Tuesday, a day after a devastating blaze likely triggered by exploding lithium batteries killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. Security cameras showed smoke engulfing the second-floor worksite of the factory, soon after sparks …

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Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised disaster drill Friday based on a fictional earthquake in the capital region, as his country marked the centennial of the real-life 1923 Great Kanto Quake that killed more than 100,000 people. On Friday, the drill simulated the aftermath of a fictional 7.3-magnitude tremblor in central Tokyo at 7 a.m. Kishida …

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Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ‘heart hurts’ for Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonialism. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told South Koreans that his heart hurts when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, as Seoul and Tokyo seek to mend ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea. It returns the trip South Korean President …

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Understanding the latest efforts to normalize relations between Japan and South Korea
1 year, 9 months ago

Understanding the latest efforts to normalize relations between Japan and South Korea

NPR  

Understanding the latest efforts to normalize relations between Japan and South Korea NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Sue Mi Terry, Director of the Wilson Center's Asia Program, about new efforts to normalize relations between South Korea and Japan. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Tensions over a wide range of issues, from forced labor to the systematic rape of girls and women, have …

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Anti-Korean Sentiment Simmers in Japan
2 years, 1 month ago

Anti-Korean Sentiment Simmers in Japan

The Diplomat  

There is a Japanese word meaning “half men,” a derogatory term that was coined at the end of the 19th century. In 2019, as tensions between Japan and Korea increased, Kawasaki, which is home to one of the largest Korean communities in the greater Tokyo area, enacted the first law against hate speech in Japan, with repeat offenses subject to …

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Sex slaves, forced labour: Why S Korea, Japan ties remain tense
2 years, 3 months ago

Sex slaves, forced labour: Why S Korea, Japan ties remain tense

Al Jazeera  

Pressure is growing on Japan and South Korea to resolve their historical feuds, with Seoul’s top court set to examine a case that could see the assets of some Japanese firms sold off to compensate Korean wartime labourers. These statements angered South Koreans, but still, amid concerns over North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal, the government of then-President Park Geun-hye – …

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Tokyo court rejects case over N Korea repatriation program
2 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo court rejects case over N Korea repatriation program

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tokyo court cited a …

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Will so-called comfort women get any compensation?
2 years, 11 months ago

Will so-called comfort women get any compensation?

Al Jazeera  

South Koreans were forced to provide sexual services to Japanese soldiers before and during the Second World War. South Koreans are marking 30 years since they began weekly protests against Japan’s wartime sex slavery scandal. But last year, a South Korean court and the Unification Ministry concluded it was not enough – increasing tensions between the two nations How’s this …

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‘Letters of truth’ from South to N Korea strain Moon’s diplomacy
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Letters of truth’ from South to N Korea strain Moon’s diplomacy

Al Jazeera  

Seoul has made sending balloons and leaflets across the border an offence, but North Korean defectors are vowing to continue their campaigns. Seoul, South Korea – “Is South Korea a dictatorship?” asked Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and leader of Fighters for a Free North Korea who regularly sends helium balloons laden with leaflets about the North across the …

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