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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…
The Sado mines are believed to have started operating as early as the 12th century and produced until after World War II. | Photo Credit: AFP A network of mines on a Japanese island infamous for using conscripted wartime labour was added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List…
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