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American Tourist Busted for Gross Desecration of Tokyo Shrine
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American man arrested for vandalizing torii gate at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo
Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old male American tourist on suspicion of vandalizing a wooden torii gate at
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
American Arrested for Vandalizing Tokyo Shrine Highlights Japan’s Struggle with Rowdy Tourists Amid Record-Breaking Visitor Surge
The arrest of an American tourist for defacing a revered Tokyo shrine has highlighted a growing challenge for Japan, a country renowned for its politeness and reverence for tradition, now grappling with a surge in foreign tourists who sometimes disregard local customs and laws.
US tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo shrine
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American man arrested for allegedly defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 65-year-old American male for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this
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,
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, 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.
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American Tourist Used Fingernails to Carve Initials into Sacred Japanese Temple: Police
An American tourist was arrested after he allegedly used his fingernails to carve five letters into a gate at the Meiji Jingu ...
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US man arrested for vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine
Tokyo Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest of a 65-year-old American on Wednesday (November 13) on suspicion of carving ...
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Japanese police arrest US man for allegedly scratching letters into shrine
Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine. The man, identified as ...
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American tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu shrine in prank
Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday, reportedly used his fingernails to scratch one of ...
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Critics still assail plan to cut fewer trees in Jingu Gaien project
A panel of experts working for cultural preservation criticized the developers' new plan to cut fewer trees to redevelop Tokyo’s leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien district as just focusing on the number.