国宝・東大寺大仏殿に液体か　文化財保護法違反で捜査―奈良県警

　１４日午後５時１０分ごろ、世界遺産の東大寺（奈良市雑司町）で、国宝大仏殿の建物の一部に液体のようなものが掛けられた跡が２カ所あるのを寺の職員が発見し、１１０番した。奈良県警奈良署は文化財保護法違反の疑いで詳しく捜査している。
　同署によると、被害を受けたのは、盧舎那仏（るしゃなぶつ）が安置されている大仏殿の建物南側の２カ所。基礎に当たる「地覆」と呼ばれる部分の木材が、５メートルほどの間隔を空けて、それぞれ８０センチ近くにわたり濃く変色していた。刺激臭などはなかった。同署は物質の特定や防犯カメラ映像の解析などを進めている。（2022/04/15-08:58）

Stains from what appears to be a liquid have been discovered on a part of a building in Todaiji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the western Japan city of Nara.
   The Nara prefectural police department is investigating the incident as a case of suspected violation of the cultural properties protection law, after receiving a report from a Todaiji staff worker around 5:10 p.m. Thursday (8:10 a.m. GMT).
   According to the police, two stains were found on the south side of the building, Daibutsu-den, or the Great Buddha Hall, which houses the Vairocana Buddha statue. The roughly 80-centimeter-wide stains, located about 5 meters apart, caused the wooden foundations of the building to turn a dark color. The stains do not emit strong odors, the police said.
   The police are working to identify the substance used in making the stains, and analyzing security camera footage.
   Todaiji was registered as a World Heritage site in 1998 as part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. Daibutsu-den, designated as a national treasure by the Japanese government, also suffered damage from liquids poured onto it in 2015 and 2016.