who were arrested and charged. But the bodhisattva got trapped in a legal dispute after Buseoksa, a Korean temple in the western coastal city of Seosan, filed a lawsuit, claiming rightful ownership.

Though the temple's structure could not be saved, some relics were rescued; emergency crews are still trying to save other artifacts from the fires. Tens of thousands of people have also been ...

The Gounsa temple was reportedly originally built ... the last one on the Korean Peninsula, and were given the government designation of “treasure,” a status given to old buildings, paintings ...

The South Korean government had returned the other statue to the Japanese temple soon after the authorities recovered it from the thieves, who were arrested and charged. But the Bodhisatva got ...

The South Korean government had returned the other statue to the Japanese temple soon after the authorities recovered it from the thieves, who were arrested and charged. But the Bodhisatva got ...

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 ...