Japan, South Korea

South Korea to hold own memorial for forced labour victims, boycotting Japan’s
SEOUL: The South Korean government plans to hold a separate on-site memorial ceremony for Koreans forced to work at the gold mines on Sado island during Japan's colonial rule, following a last-minute decision to boycott Japan’s memorial event on Sunday (Nov 24).
Japan mayor regrets South Korea's absence from memorial
A Japanese mayor said it is "extremely regrettable" that South Korea pulled out of a memorial ceremony Sunday to honor wartime forced labor victims, local media reported.
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japan will go ahead with a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, despite South Korea's last-minute boycott of the event that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II.
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions ov
Diplomatic feud looms as Korea boycotts Japan's 'insincere' Sado mine memorial
Korean officials skipped Japan's memorial service held near the Sado mine site, Sunday, in an apparent protest against Tokyo’s 'insincerity' in addressing the dark history related to the site, where approximately 1,
Anwar will meet South Korea's chaebol leaders, attract foreign investment
SEOUL: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to meet leaders of South Korean conglomerates, or "chaebol", to ...
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Screen to reality: South Korea targets K-pop, K-drama tourism boom
South Korea targets K-pop, K-drama tourism boom Deep in South Korea's hinterlands lies a perfect replica of 1900s Seoul: welcome to Sunshine Land, the latest K-drama theme park to cash in on booming K ...
South Korea's mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling
South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic ...
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S. Korea hosts final round of talks on plastic pollution
South Korea will host the final round of international negotiations for a binding plastic regulation agreement this week, ...
Japan mayor regrets South Korea's absence from wartime memorial
The South Korean foreign ministry said officials will hold a separate memorial on Nov 25. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Trump expressed desire to meet Yoon before inauguration, says Seoul's national security adviser
Korea's national security adviser, Shin Won-sik, said that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressed a desire multiple ...
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South Korea: Opposition leader faces sentencing hearing over allegedly suborning perjury this week
South Korean Opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung is set to face a sentencing hearing this week for allegedly suborning perjury, legal sources said on Sunday, 10 days after he got a suspended prison term ...
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Wisma Putra: Anwar on official visit to South Korea next from today, first trip since elected PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to South Korea from November 24 to 26 to further ...