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.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 14: Artist Kim Eun-sung and Kim Seo-kyung, who have installed comfort woman statue look around in a bus ahead of the 72nd Independence Day on August 14, 2017 in Seoul ...

Just two months after a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, previously stolen from a Japanese temple and brought to Korea, ...

statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of 'comfort women' in front of the Japanese Embassy on December 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A pair of new statues in South Korea of a man kneeling in front of a girl symbolizing a victim of sexual slavery by Japan’s wartime military is the latest subject of ...

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 ...