South Korea holds memorial for forced laborers in Japan after ...
2 days ago · South Korean Ambassador to Japan Park Cheol-hee, bottom left, leaves after a memorial service with the relatives of Korean victims and South Korean officials at the site of former Fourth Souai Dormitory for the mine workers from the Korean Peninsula, in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, a day after boycotting a memorial ...
South Korea boycotts Japan memorial event in blow for ties
2 days ago · South Korea negotiated a pact with Japan to hold events explicitly mentioning South Korean forced labourers as a condition for backing Tokyo's bid to list the Sado mine as a UNESCO World Heritage ...
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott …
3 days ago · SADO, Japan (AP) — Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II.. South Korea’s absence at Sunday’s memorial, to which Seoul government officials and Korean victims ...
Japan's Kishida, South Korea's Yoon call to sustain momentum in ...
Sep 6, 2024 · Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Friday at a summit in Seoul to keep up the momentum behind an improvement in relations, which will be...
Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit | AP News
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a long-awaited summit Thursday. Japan’s prime minister called their meeting a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history.
After 12 Years, Japan Welcomes a South Korean Leader to Tokyo
Mar 15, 2023 · When South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, touched down in Japan on Thursday, it was the first time in a dozen years that a leader from Seoul had made the short flight for a one-on-one...
Japan and South Korea Make Nice, but Can It Last? - The New York Times
Mar 17, 2023 · Seoul dropped its demand that Japanese companies compensate Korean victims forced into labor during World War II, a contentious issue for years. Tokyo plans to end its 2019 restrictions on...
Leaders of Japan and South Korea Vow to Deepen Ties
May 7, 2023 · The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Sunday to press ahead with joint efforts to improve bilateral ties despite skeptics at home, declaring that historical differences should not...
Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties as leaders meet …
Mar 15, 2023 · Mutual visits by Japanese and South Korean leaders have been suspended for 12 years as ties soured over several issues, including a wartime labor dispute.
South Korea and Japan: A milestone meeting of frenemies - BBC
Mar 16, 2023 · South Korea and Japan's leaders have held talks in Tokyo in what has been hailed as a milestone in their fraught relationship. It comes just as North Korea fired a fourth round of missiles...