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.

Delivery workers carry a 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, into Kannon Temple upon its return, on Tsushima Island ...

Delivery workers carry a 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, into Kannon Temple upon its return, on Tsushima Island ...

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 ...

Delivery workers carry a 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, into Kannon Temple upon its return, on Tsushima Island ...

Delivery workers carry a 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, into Kannon Temple upon its return, on Tsushima Island ...

Delivery workers carry a 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, into Kannon Temple upon its return, on Tsushima Island ...

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 ...

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 its ...

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 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.