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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.
Japan police arrest American tourist, 65, accused of defacing one of Tokyo’s most iconic shrines
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 Mei
American Tourist Busted for Gross Desecration of Tokyo Shrine
An American visiting Japan with his family has been arrested on suspicion of vandalism after allegedly desecrating Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Shrine. According to Reuters, the 65-year-old (identified as Steve Lee Hayes) clawed five letters representing family names into a pillar of the Torii gates with his fingernails.
Japan's latest tourism headache is American arrested for damaging Tokyo shrine
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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 arrested in Tokyo for defacing shrine gate
A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for carving letters into a wooden gate at a shrine in Tokyo.
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 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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American Tourist Arrested After Allegedly Defacing Gate at Tokyo Shrine
Steven Lee Hayes, 65, is accused of carving his family's name into the gate of a famed Tokyo shrine, say police.
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