July 6 Local news headlines

Chosun Ilbo

The Meiji Industrial Revolution sites were given UN world heritage status Sunday. At seven of these 57,900 Koreans were coerced into labor under extreme conditions during Imperial Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. This is the first time that the Japanese government has made a de facto admission internationally that they forced Koreans to work against their will during the colonial era.

Joongang Ilbo

The Japanese government for the first time admitted that Koreans were forced to work against their will during the colonial period. The Meiji Industrial Revolution sites are registered as world heritage.

DongA Ilbo

This is the first time that Japan made a de facto admission internationally that they forced Koreans to work against their will during the colonial period.

Hankyoreh

Greece voted on a tightly fought referendum Sunday that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said will determine its destiny in the eurozone. Voters seemed to doubt whether they will be better off if given additional bailout funds from international creditors.