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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 ...

A South Korean court has rejected a Buddhist temple’s claim to a statue that it said Japanese pirates looted in the 14th century, clearing the way for Japan to press for its return.

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 ...

The Supreme Court of South Korea ruled on Thursday that a Buddhist statue currently in government custody must be returned to a Japanese temple, ending a decade-old dispute between temples in both ...

A 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago, has finally returned home. The repatriation, which took place on Monday, marks the end of a protracted ...

A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a Buddhist temple’s claim to a statue that it said Japanese pirates looted in the 14th century, clearing the way for Japan to press for its return.

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.