A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ow ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue ... the temple’s chief monk, told The Associated Press over the phone. He insisted that Japan “plundered” the statue from Korea and ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ... Sekko Tanaka, a former head monk at Kannonji, told reporters that the handover ceremony ...

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 ...