NewzOn September 12, the Japanese government held a memorial ceremony at the Sado Mine in Niigata Prefecture. During the event, Japanese officials refrained from explicitly referencing the forced labor of Koreans that occurred at the site during the colonial period, continuing a pattern of omission that has previously drawn criticism from South Korean authorities.
In-depth summary · AI, neutralJapan again makes no mention of Koreans' forced labor at Sado memorial event
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Focuses on the omission of forced labor acknowledgment