The Nov. 24 memorial ceremony came months after the Sado Island gold mines gained UNESCO World Heritage status. South Korea had opposed the designation, citing its history as a place where ...

South Korea had bitterly criticized Japan for not ... and onward from the proposed Sado Island Gold Mines site, which was one of the world’s leading gold production centers in the 17th century.

on Sunday to commemorate the victims who were forced into hard labor at the Sado gold and silver mines under Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea. Japan agreed to hold such an event for the ...