BANGKOK: A giant demon statue criticised as “un-Buddhist and scary” was removed from in front of the Night Bazaar Hotel in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district on Thursday (Dec 28). The move came ...

however tourism has dropped considerably due to the pandemic A seaside town in Japan has raised eyebrows after it used funding from an emergency Covid-19 relief grant to build a giant statue of a ...

It will be held at the same time as “Japan, An Artistic Melting ... unique-looking statues of Tentoki and Ryutoki demons from Kofukuji temple (exhibited until May 18); a seated statue of Buddha ...

A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make a temporary return to its original home. The 14th-century Korean ...

A 57m (187ft) Buddhist statue dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon, in central Japan has been draped with a giant face covering. Temple managers in Aizuwakamatsu plan to keep the figure ...