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Japanese Government’s Historical Revisionism Sparks Concerns over Sado Mine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Status

Japanese Government’s Historical Revisionism Sparks Concerns over Sado Mine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Status

SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Growing concerns are being raised over the Japanese government’s apparent “regression in historical awareness.” This issue was highlighted once again with the approval of elementary school textbooks that contain deteriorated descriptions of forced labor and Dokdo, which may pose a significant obstacle to future Korea-Japan relations. Another issue that [...]

S. Korean Ministry Calls in Japanese Diplomat to Protest UNESCO Heritage Bid for Sado Mine

S. Korean Ministry Calls in Japanese Diplomat to Protest UNESCO Heritage Bid for Sado Mine

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry called in a Japanese Embassy official in Seoul on Friday to lodge a formal protest against Tokyo’s move to have a mine linked to the wartime forced labor of Koreans listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The previous day, the Japanese government submitted a [...]

Japan Pushing for Sado Mine as UNESCO Heritage Without Reference to Forced Labor

Japan Pushing for Sado Mine as UNESCO Heritage Without Reference to Forced Labor

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese government has effectively excluded its 20th century wartime atrocity against Koreans in a letter of formal recommendation for its former gold and silver mine, according to informed sources Monday. Tokyo has launched a campaign to get the Sado mine designated as UNESCO world heritage next year despite [...]

Japan’s Sado Mine World Heritage Push Causes New Setback in Seoul-Tokyo Ties

Japan’s Sado Mine World Heritage Push Causes New Setback in Seoul-Tokyo Ties

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The already fraught ties between South Korea and Japan were dealt yet another setback Friday when Tokyo plowed ahead with the recommendation of a former mine linked to wartime forced labor as a UNESCO World Heritage candidate despite Seoul’s objections. After weeks of deliberation, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida [...]