The government announced on the 23rd that it had decided not to attend the ‘Sado Mine Memorial Ceremony’ held to commemorate the victims of forced labor at Sado Mine during the Japanese colonial period.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on this day, “Considering various circumstances related to the memorial service, our government has decided not to participate in the Sado Mine memorial service scheduled for the 24th.”
He continued, “This decision was made because we judged that it would be difficult for both countries to reach an acceptable agreement before the memorial ceremony due to insufficient time needed to adjust the differences between the diplomatic authorities of the two countries surrounding the memorial ceremony.”
However, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to invite Political Affairs Officer Akiko Ikuina, who has a history of visiting Yasukuni Shrine, where Class A war criminals are enshrined, as a government representative.
Accordingly, it was pointed out that it was inappropriate for a person who visited the Yasukuni Shrine to come as a representative of the Japanese government to an event commemorating Korean workers who suffered from forced labor during Japanese colonial rule, saying it was an insult to the Korean bereaved families.
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Jo Yoo-kyung, Donga.com reporter polaris27@donga.com