A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 and taken to South Korea ... by a South Korean criminal group in October 2012, and was later recovered by the country's investigative authorities.

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple ... to the Japanese temple soon after the authorities recovered it from the thieves, who were arrested and ...

(Kyodo) SEOSAN, South Korea (Kyodo) -- A South Korean temple that claimed ownership of a 14th-century Buddha statue stolen from a ... has been recovered by local authorities, Buseoksa Temple ...