'Crayon Shinchan' statue unveiled at Aso City, southwestern Japan
A statue of the main character of Japan's popular anime series "Crayon Shinchan" has been unveiled in front of children in ...
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A statue of a 'comfort woman' is testing a landmark agreement between Japan and South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - One test of the commitment by Japan and South Korea to resolve the "comfort women" issue may be the fate of a statue in front of Tokyo's embassy in Seoul. The bronze of a ...
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S. Korean court rules that stolen statue belongs to Japanese temple
A South Korean high court on Feb. 1 ruled that a centuries-old Buddhist statue belongs to the Japanese temple that it was stolen from about 10 years ago and should be returned, overturning a lower ...
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Giant Kannon statues fall into disrepair
Now, the statue poses a safety problem. Japan's building code requires structures that are 60 meters or higher to be fitted with aviation obstruction lights. It has been some time since the Kaga ...
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Giant Buddhist statue gets Covid face mask in Japan
A 57m (187ft) Buddhist statue dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon, in central Japan has been draped with a giant face covering. Temple managers in Aizuwakamatsu plan to keep the figure ...
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S. Korean temple agrees to return stolen statue to Japan next year
The statue of the Kanzeon Bodhisattva was stolen from the Japanese temple in 2012 by South Korean burglars. The thieves were arrested the following year and the statue was confiscated by the South ...