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American Tourist Arrested for Defacing Shrine in Japan
Japan's Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 65-year-old American man on suspicion of property damage. Security footage at the Meiji Jingu Shrine led authorities to this tourist's hotel room to apprehend him.
American tourist, 65, arrested for 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 Tourist Accused Of Vandalizing Sacred Japanese Shrine
Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested after allegedly getting caught on camera using his fingernails to scratch five letters into a wooden entrance gate in Tokyo.
American Tourist Busted for Gross Desecration of 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
A 65-year-old American is suspected of carving alphabetical characters into the pillar of a torii gate of the Meiji Jingu Shrine.
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 Steve Hayes, is accused of using his fingernails to scratch five letters into a torii gate at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday morning.
Tourist arrested for defacing one of Tokyo’s most famous shrines
An American tourist was arrested for defacing one of Tokyo ’s most sacred shrines after he allegedly etched letters into its traditional wooden gate. Steve Hayes, 65, had been touring Japan with his family since Monday and was back at his hotel when police came knocking this week.
American tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu shrine in prank
Steve Hayes reportedly used his fingernails to scratch letters in a traditional wooden gate at the temple complex.
American tourist detained for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
A 65-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by Japanese police on charges of damaging the wooden torii gate of one of Tokyo's most visited shrines, Meiji Jingu. Officers arrested the American tourist on Thursday,
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.
In Japan, foreign tourists’ misdeeds stir outrage, debate: ‘who does something like that?’
Graffiti at historic shrines, car thefts and other incidents have raised concerns about Japan’s perception of foreigners.
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American tourist arrested for using his fingernails to damage sacred Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo
An American man has been arrested for defacing the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan struggles with heavy tourist numbers and misbehaving visitors. Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the ...