Buddhist statue returned from S.Korea put on display in southwestern Japan

A special exhibition featuring a Buddhist statue recently returned from South Korea has opened at a museum in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki. The statue, designated by the prefecture as a tangible cultural asset, was stolen in 2012 from Kannonji Temple on the island of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture. It was later found in South Korea and returned to the temple on Monday.

On Friday, the special viewing of the artifact began at Tsushima Museum, which has taken custody of the statue due to security concerns. The special exhibition runs through June 15.