American tourist arrested for using his fingernails to damage …
18 hours ago · The Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo is a popular tourist attraction. (Reuters: Androniki Christodoulou)The suspect and his family arrived in Japan for sightseeing on Monday. US Embassy staff have ...
American Tourist Arrested for Defacing Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo
1 day ago · A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested on suspicion of vandalism on Wednesday for damaging a torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward. The day before, at approximately 11:20 a.m., he allegedly carved the name of a family member onto the gate with his fingernails as a prank.
Japan's latest tourism headache is American arrested for damaging Tokyo …
20 hours ago · Tokyo Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest of a 65-year-old American on Wednesday (Nov 13) on suspicion of carving alphabetical characters into the pillar of a torii gate of the Meiji Jingu ...
American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Shrine
10 hours ago · An American man has been arrested for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Meiji Jingu Shrine in Japan's Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolitan Police alleged that the 65-year-old man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist spot. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes was arrested on Wednesday (Nov 13) …
American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
2 days ago · Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 65-year-old American male for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this week by using his fingernails to scratch letters in a torii gate there. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday, claimed he was ...
Japan police arrest US tourist accused of defacing one of Tokyo’s …
1 day ago · He visited one of Tokyo’s most famous shrines, Meiji Jingu, and allegedly defaced one of its gate’s pillars as a prank by using his fingernails to scratch the surface, reported AFP.
American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
Police have arrested a 65-year-old American man for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this week by using his fingernails to scratch letters in a torii gate there. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday, claimed he was writing his family members' names as a prank, according to the police.
American tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu shrine …
1 day ago · A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine, ... scratch one of the gate’s pillars as a prank at Meiji Jingu, one ...
American man arrested for allegedly defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine ...
2 days ago · TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 65-year-old American male for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this week by using his fingernails to scratch ...
US tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo shrine | The Straits Times
1 day ago · The traveller reportedly used his fingernails to scratch one of the gate’s pillars as a prank at Meiji Jingu. PHOTO: UNSPLASH ... wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine, police said on Nov 14, the latest ...