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UNESCO Panel Recommends Japan Reflect History of Forced Korean Laborers at Sado Mine: Officials

UNESCO said Japan’s interpretation remains incomplete and called for closer consultation and a follow-up report on the mine’s wartime labor history.

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An international heritage body has recommended that Japan take further steps to adequately reflect the "whole history" of the Sado mine World Heritage site, linked to the wartime mobilization of Korean laborers.

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The Japan TimesThe Japan Times
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UNESCO panel to urge Japan to reform exhibits at gold mines on Sado Island

The draft was compiled based on South Korea's argument that people from the Korean Peninsula were forced to provide labor at the mining complex during World War II.

·Chiyoda, Japan
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World Heritage Committee Tells Japan, Which Has Ignored ‘Korean Forced Labor,’ “Must Address the Full History”

World Heritage Committee urges Japan to address full history for ignoring Korean forced labor. On the 15th, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee recommended that the Japanese government improve its failure to properly disclose the fact that forced labor of Koreans took place at the Sado Mine. This recommendation addresses the promise Japan made when the Sado Mine was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2024.

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The Korea TimesThe Korea Times
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UNESCO review finds Japan's Sado mines follow-up still falls short

Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday that a draft UNESCO decision validates its long-standing position that Japan has failed to adequately addre...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency
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World Heritage Committee Recommends Japan to "Fully Address History of Forced Labor at Sado Mine"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Dong-hyun and Min Seon-hee = Contrary to the promise made by the Japanese government when registering the Sado Mine as a World Heritage Site, forced labor of Koreans took place at the Sado Mine...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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UPIUPI
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UNESCO panel recommends Japan reflect history of forced Korean laborers at Sado mine: officials

An international heritage body has recommended that Japan take further steps to adequately reflect the "whole history" of the Sado mine World Heritage site, linked to the wartime mobilization of Korean laborers.

·Washington, United States
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nippon.comnippon.com

UNESCO Panel to Urge Japan to Reform Exhibits at Sado Gold Mines

Seoul, July 16 (Jiji Press)--The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has come up with a draft recommendation urgin…

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UPI broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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