TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...

Buddhist monks of Jogye Temple affiliated with the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, leave the temple in ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP ...

A Buddhist Statue Stolen From a Japanese Temple Nearly 13 Years Ago Is Returned From South Korea TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ...

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned after a long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership that had ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, sits after returned at Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island, southwestern Japan ...