Stolen Buddha statue returned to Japan

Stolen Buddha statue returned to Japan

Photo taken on May 15, 2025, at a museum in Tsushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki shows a 14th-century Buddha statue that was recently returned to Kannonji temple in the city after it was stolen in 2012 and taken to South Korea. The statue, designated by Nagasaki Prefecture as a tangible cultural asset, was unveiled to the media the same day ahead of is public exhibition from May 16.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA004415924
  • Registered date
  • 2025/5/15 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2025 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2747 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 745.77(KB)*
  • Special instruction

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