SADO, Japan -- A gold and silver mine complex on Japan's Sado Island has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site after Tokyo and Seoul agreed on how to handle the site's troubled history -- a rare compromise between two countries where historical grievances often have been turned to political advantage.
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Japan sheds light on Korean wartime labor at World Heritage Sado mines
New exhibit details brutal conditions but stops short of saying workers were 'forced'
Around 1,500 people from the Korean Peninsula worked at the Sado mines during World War II, according to the exhibit. (Photo by Junnosuke Kobara)
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