American tourist Steve Hayes was arrested on Wednesday ‘on suspicion of damaging property’ at the Meiji Jingu shrine ...

Graffiti at historic shrines, car thefts and other incidents have raised concerns about Japan’s perception of foreigners.

"This is another example of Japan's renewed fervor and war fever heating up to the extreme," Pyongyang's KCNA news agency ...

Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine.

TOKYO, Japan – An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan’s struggle to cope ...

Tokyo is poised to roll out a long-awaited stimulus package that will enable Japanese firms to gain global share in the ...

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up.

Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property ...

Steven Lee Hayes, 65, is accused of carving his family's name into the gate of a famed Tokyo shrine, say police.

TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan and accused of carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in ...