The government of an eastern Japan prefecture near Tokyo refused to meet with the South Korean embassy before going ahead with the removal of a memorial commemorating Korean wartime laborers, the embassy said Thursday.The embassy sought to meet Gunma Gov. Ichita Yamamoto to discuss possible solutions regarding the monument that was located in a park in the city of Takasaki.The prefectural government ordered the monument's removal on the grounds that a political event was held there in breach of local regulations. Its removal began on Jan. 29 and was completed by Feb. 2.Embassy staff visited…READ FULL ARTICLE
