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A 14th-century bronze Buddha statue from Korea’s Goryeo-era, stolen by a South Korean theft ring from Kannon Temple on Japan’s Tsushima Island in 2012, will officially be returned to the ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor ...

He spends most of the year in the United States, where he first openly indulged a passion for make-up that he kept secret as a child in Japan, hiding in the bathroom to experiment. "I would open ...

KYOTO--At first glance this mirror looks just like any other, but shining a light on it reflects an image of the Amitabha Buddha on the ... maker of magic mirrors in Japan, according to its ...

Occurred on January 5, 2025 / Konan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Info from Licensor: "The train signal looks like the Buddha's sunglasses as the train passes. Great Hotei Buddha." Judge halts ...

The trio in their 30s ― Naka Ai, Imura Kasumi, and Morisaki Reiko, ― make up Sanjoudou, a wooden Buddha restoration workshop. They set it up seven years ago to help protect Japan's cultural ...

TOKYO: Foreign visitors heading to Japan should prepare for potentially spending more, as the country is set to introduce a ...

Wesak celebrates the Buddha's birthday and ... popular religion in many Asian countries - like China, Thailand and Japan - but there are Buddhists in countries all around the world.