SADO, Niigata Prefecture--Japan was set to go ahead with a memorial ceremony ... over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II. South Korea’s absence ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Grieving ... knelt down and bowed deeply before a memorial table where food was placed. The food included “ddeokguk,” a Korean rice cake soup eaten on New Year’s ...

Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea ... bowed deeply before a memorial table where food was placed. The food included “ddeokguk,” a Korean rice cake soup ...