A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea

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A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea

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 ownership that had further strained sensitive ties between the two Asian neighbors.Dozens of temple members and local residents standing by the roadside applauded to welcome the statue as a truck carrying a wooden container with it arrived at Kannonji, a temple on Japan’s western island of Tsushima.The statue is expected to be kept at a local museum following a ceremony at the temple later in the ..