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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.
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 arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
Steve Lee Hayes had carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said.
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.
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.
US man arrested for vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine
An American man is arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine:: Tokyo, Japan:: November 14, 2024:: File:: Police say the 65-year-old used his fingernail to etch letters into a wooden pillar Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September,
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.
Japan's oldest royal, Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito's sister-in-law, dies at 101
Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince ...
Japan will resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused incident last month
The Japanese army's fleet of hybrid-helicopter aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following ...
Japan marks modern-day adventurer's final stop on 46,000 km trek across Asia
Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism, but one recent visitor travelled more than the circumference of the earth to get ...
Japan's Princess Yuriko, the Oldest Member of the Imperial Family, Dies at Age 101
Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese Imperial Family, passed away on Friday, November 15 at age 101.
Japan’s reelected Prime Minister Ishiba vows to step up reform
A vote is mandatory following a general election, and Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the top ...
Japan planning $87 bln extra budget to fund stimulus package, paper says
The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to ...
Japanese Princess Yuriko, oldest member of imperial family, dies at 101
Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has ...
Japan's economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up.
3 sue Japan gov't over court orders to cover rainbow socks, writing on hoodie
Three people jointly filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government on Nov. 13, claiming that they were unfairly restricted ...