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National Sep 19, 2019

California police investigating after 'comfort woman' statue vandalized for second time this summer

A controversial statue in Southern California depicting a hanbok-wearing Korean girl who symbolizes "comfort women" has been defaced for the second time this summer, according to police. A suspect vandalized the copper statue using a black marker and knocked over surrounding potted plants on Monday ...

Wartime laborer statue removed from near Japanese Consulate in Busan

National Apr 13, 2019

Wartime laborer statue removed from near Japanese Consulate in Busan

A controversial statue erected close to the Japanese Consulate in Busan to symbolize Korean laborers forcibly taken to Japan during the colonial era is removed.

Back in blue: Restoration of Nagasaki's famous Peace Statue marking atomic bombing begins

National Jan 28, 2019

Back in blue: Restoration of Nagasaki's famous Peace Statue marking atomic bombing begins

A statue commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki began undergoing restoration Monday, with the city hoping to unveil it in its original blue in late March ahead of the August anniversary of the attack. The Peace Statue, a 9.7-meter bronze sculpture of a ...

Statue of forced Korean laborers may be placed near Japanese Consulate in Busan

National Apr 30, 2018

Statue of forced Korean laborers may be placed near Japanese Consulate in Busan

A statue symbolizing forced Korean workers taken to Japan during its colonial rule may be erected Tuesday in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Busan, South Korea's second-largest city. The Japanese government has told Seoul that it is opposed to such moves, and the ...

After 45-year wait, repairs declared finished on all 1,001 bodhisattva statues at Kyoto sightseeing spot

National Dec 22, 2017

After 45-year wait, repairs declared finished on all 1,001 bodhisattva statues at Kyoto sightseeing spot

Preservation and repair work has been completed on all 1,001 statues of 1,000-armed Kannon bodhisattva at Kyoto's Sanjusangendo Hall, ending a 45-year wait. The last set of overhauled Buddhist statues was installed at the popular sightseeing spot on Friday. It took 45 years to repair the ...

You keep the money, we keep the statues: Ban

National / Politics Jan 13, 2017

You keep the money, we keep the statues: Ban

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a potential presidential candidate, rebuffs Tokyo’s demand to remove the “comfort women” statues, saying the wartime issue is about more than money.

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