Japan heritage exhibit draws ire from S. Korea on labor controversy

A Tokyo exhibit introducing UNESCO World Heritage sites related to Japan's industrial revolution opened Monday, drawing a backlash from South Korea for failing to show that Koreans had been coerced to work at some of the sites during World War II.The information center on the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" held an opening ceremony in late March but had been closed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. It opened its doors to the public on a reservation-only basis and to limit the number of guests.The South Korean Foreign Ministry in the afternoon summoned Japanese A…READ FULL ARTICLE