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.
South Korea had raised concerns over Japan's efforts to include the mines on the U.N. agency's World Heritage list, urging Japan to acknowledge the Koreans who were forced to work there during World War II.
