American tourist arrested over defacing of Meiji Shrine torii gate
2 days ago · 1 min. Tokyo police arrested a 65-year-old American man Wednesday on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the …
American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine …
1 day ago · The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine. Get top local stories in Southern …
American tourist arrested for using his fingernails to damage …
1 day 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 …
Police arrest US man for scratching letters into Japanese shrine
2 days ago · Staff at the Meiji Jingu shrine, constructed in 1920 to honour the spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken, discovered the damage the same day and alerted police, …
U.S. Tourist Arrested for Vandalizing Historic Shrine in Tokyo
1 day ago · Steve Lee Hayes, 65, allegedly carved five letters into the wooden pillar of a traditional Japanese gate, known as a torii gate, at the entrance to the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s …
Japan's Latest Tourism Headache Is American Arrested for …
1 day ago · TOKYO (Reuters) - 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 …
American tourist arrested in Tokyo for vandalizing Meiji Shrine gate
1 day ago · The Meiji Shrine was established in 1920 in honor of Emperor Meiji, Japan’s 112nd emperor who ascended to the throne in 1867, and his wife Empress Shoken. The alleged …
American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing gate at Tokyo shrine …
1 day ago · November 15, 2024 at 3:35 AM. A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee …
Tokyo police arrest American tourist for allegedly defacing shrine …
1 day ago · Hayes allegedly "carved alphabet letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine." He allegedly used his fingernails to etch the letters on the torii gates of the Meiji Shrine on …
Japan's latest tourism headache is American arrested for ... - Japan …
1 day ago · Tokyo Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest of a 65-year-old American on Wednesday on suspicion of carving alphabetical characters into the pillar of a torii gate of the …