Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that Japan will recommend a former gold mine on Sado Island for a UNESCO World Heritage list, despite protests from South Korea that the
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that Japan will recommend a former gold mine on Sado Island for a UNESCO World Heritage list, despite protests from South Korea that the site is inappropriate because of its wartime abuse of Korean laborers - a sensitive issue that still strains ties between…
South Korea reacted sharply to moves by Japan for ancient gold and silver mines on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture to be included in UNESCO’s 2023 World Heritage List.
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