Seoul’s Boycott of Sado Mine Tribute Highlights Japan’s Flawed Approach to South Korea – The Diplomat

Japan held a memorial service at Sado Mine to honor wartime laborers, mainly 1,500 Korean men forced to work during Japan’s colonial rule. The event, planned as a joint effort with South Korea, was marred by the latter’s last-minute boycott due to unresolved differences and controversy over Japan’s representative’s alleged visit to Yasukuni Shrine. Despite recent efforts to mend ties, the absence at the memorial highlighted the deep complexity of historical issues between Japan and South Korea.

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