Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Stone statues are placed near the site of former Fourth Souai Dormitory for the mine workers from the Korean Peninsula, in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, on November 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday (November 24, 2024) near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the…