Ex-Taiwan leader Lee revisits northeastern Japan temple

Ex-Taiwan leader Lee revisits northeastern Japan temple

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui speaks in front of a slab with his and his wife's "haiku" poems at Zuigan-ji temple in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 25, 2015. The couple read the poems when they visited the temple in 2007. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-Taiwan leader Lee plants tree at northeastern Japan temple

Ex-Taiwan leader Lee plants tree at northeastern Japan temple

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (C) and his daughters plant a tree at Zuigan-ji temple in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 25, 2015, to commemorate their previous visit in 2007. Standing behind them is a slab inscribed with "haiku" Japanese poems of Lee and his wife built in 2008. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks prepare to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks prepare to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for end to coronavirus pandemic

Monks pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic at Zuigan-ji, a Buddhist temple in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo