a leader of the local Nepali community who organizes interfaith gatherings and tends to a peace garden at the premises; and a woman who — after living near the statue for years — became a ...

A survey by NHK and landmark expert Tsugawa Yasuo identified at least 15 giant Kannon statues in Japan. Tsugawa says the statues built during the bubble era were less about religious significance ...

a leader of the local Nepali community who organizes interfaith gatherings and tends to a peace garden at the premises; and a woman who -- after living near the statue for years -- became a ...