A South Korean Buddhist statue must return to Japan, according to the state court. However, a Korean temple claiming ownership of the 14th-century artifact may appeal the ruling.

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 ...

The statue, which stands just over 13 feet tall and weighs approximately six tons, was created in Carrara marble by Korean sculptor Han Jin-Sub, who worked with Italian artist Nicolas Stagetti in ...

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 ...

A South Korean court has rejected a Buddhist temple’s claim to a statue that it said Japanese pirates looted in the 14th century, clearing the way for Japan to press for its return.

A South Korean court has ruled that a 14th century Korean Buddhist statue should be sent back to a Japanese temple from where it was stolen in 2012. Kim Tong-Hyung.

The statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first Korean Catholic priest, martyr and saint, was unveiled on the outer wall of Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, media reports say. The installation ...

One of the sculptures, which weighs nearly 500-600 pounds and stands around 7 feet tall, depicts the late retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr.

The 13.8-foot statue, unveiled in Dabu-dong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, honors former President Truman on the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.