Tsushima Buddha statues to be handed over on paper; Japanese visit to Korea to take place as early as the 24th (Kyodo News)

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Tsushima Buddha statues to be handed over on paper; Japanese visit to Korea to take place as early as the 24th (Kyodo News)

It was reported on the 16th that prior to the return of the Nagasaki Prefecture designated tangible cultural property "Kannon Bodhisattva Seated Statue," which was stolen from Kannon Temple in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture and brought to Korea, to Japan, temple and city officials visited Korea this month and are coordinating the "handover" of the statue from the Korean authorities in charge of its custody to the Japanese side as early as th…