Criminals take advantage of lax custodianship at temples, shrines.

 

Criminals take advantage of lax custodianship at temples, shrines.

I would like to share the Editorial in The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper or The Japan News, dated May 20.

There is no end to thefts of artworks and artifacts, including Buddhist statues, that have been held by temples, shrines and other facilities as objects of worship by local residents. It is vital to strengthen efforts to protect cultural properties that convey the history of a locality.

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