Korea envoy vows push on Sado Mine wording as Seoul-Tokyo ties deepen Seouls envoy seeks tougher talks on Sado Mine memorial ...

Japan has formally resubmitted documents seeking to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a controversial former gold mine that has added to diplomatic frictions with South Korea over Japanese ...

Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday confirmed sightings of an endangered crested ibis over 300 kilometers away from Sado ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, ...

Beloved by skiers for its endless accumulations of powder, the prefecture also has great beaches, festivals, amazing sake, ...

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 ...

Sado Island, floating in the Sea of Japan.It is an island with good access; if you take the first train from the Tokyo ...

Having initially landed only to rest on a voyage to Hokkaido, a writer was so taken with this magical, welcoming Japanese island that he has been unable to resist repeat visits Dawn is still several ...

Japan again stopped short of acknowledging the forced nature of Korean labor during a ceremony Saturday commemorating victims of a World War II-era mine complex in the country. The annual ceremony was ...

Once extinct in the wild in Japan, the crested ibis is making a slow comeback through captive breeding and reintroduction ...