Tsushima Buddha statue caught up in friction between Japan and South Korea: could it now be a catalyst for friendship? 3D data of statue to be provided to South Korea

According to Kyodo News and other media outlets on the 24th, the "Seated Kannon Bodhisattva" statue, which was stolen from Kannonji Temple in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and returned from South Korea last month, has been 3D modeled after the statue.