By TAKESHI TOYAMA/ Staff Writer
October 13, 2019 at 07:00 JST
One of the stone slabs found to date from sixth century China at Ioji temple in the Teramachi district of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. This photo was taken in July. (Takeshi Toyama)
KURUME, Fukuoka Prefecture--A pair of stone slabs with Buddhist engravings whose origin was shrouded in mystery turn out to have been carved in China more than 1,400 years ago. [Read More]
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