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American tourist arrested in Japan for defacing a religious shrine by carving into gate with his fingernails
American tourist arrested in Japan for defacing a religious shrine by carving into gate with his fingernails - The 65-year-old reportedly admitted he ‘wrote his family members’ names’ on the wooden pi
American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing gate at Tokyo shrine
A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine.
American tourist arrested in Japan and accused of defacing shrine gate
Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property damage, Tokyo police said.
Japan police arrest American tourist, 65, accused of defacing one of Tokyo’s most iconic shrines
American tourist Steve Hayes was arrested on Wednesday ‘on suspicion of damaging property’ at the Meiji Jingu shrine
Japan's Latest Tourism Headache Is American Arrested for Damaging Tokyo Shrine
An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism. Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September,
Tokyo police arrest American tourist for allegedly defacing shrine gate
Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the grate of a local shrine on Tuesday.
American tourist, 65, arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo.
US man arrested for vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine
An American man is arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine:: Tokyo, Japan:: November 14, 2024:: File:: Police say the 65-year-old used his fingernail to etch letters into a wooden pillar Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September,
US Tourist Arrested For Defacing Tokyo Shrine
A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine, police said Thursday, the latest example of bad behaviour by visitors flooding back to Japan post-pandemic.

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