The Aikawa gold and silver mines were the largest in Japan, with tunnels stretching 400 kilometers. In addition to tunnels and drainage channels, the remains of mining settlements and the ...

The town of Omori sits at the foot of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a UN World Heritage Site. 00:51 With a population of about 400, the small town still bears traces of Japan as it was centuries ago, ...

An underwater investigation organized by a Japanese civic group seeks to find ... Isaji reached a point about 265 meters from ...

Japan announced Wednesday it will hold the memorial event to commemorate the victims from the Sado gold and silver mine complex, fulfilling its pledge to hold such a ceremony as a condition for ...

Japan has agreed to acknowledge the history of wartime Korean labor at the Sado gold and silver mine in Niigata Prefecture as part of its efforts to gain UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing ...