Those overtures, which resulted in the first talks between the country's leaders in years in September, have given hope to the elderly relatives of the Chosei miners that they may still live to see their loved ones' remains returned home. "We're running out of time," said Son Bong-soo, a grandson of one of the victims, who at 65 is the youngest family member in the group.
On a crisp February morning, four elderly Korean men bowed their heads towards Japan's Seto Inland Sea as the surf lapped near their shoes. They were paying respects to relatives entombed in a coal mine deep beneath their feet 80 years ago - among thousands of Korean bodies scattered across…
By Ju-min Park and Sakura Murakami UBE, Japan (Reuters) - On a crisp February morning, four elderly Korean men bowed their heads towards Japan's Seto .