American tourist arrested for using his fingernails to damage …
2 days 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 Embassy staff have ...
Police arrest US man for scratching letters into Japanese shrine
3 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, who arrested Hayes ...
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 ...
American tourist arrested in Japan and accused of defacing ... - NBC News
2 days ago · Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine and popular tourist destination in Tokyo that "commemorate(s) the virtue of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who took the initiative to make a foundation of ...
American Tourist Arrested for Vandalizing Meiji Jingu Shrine
3 days ago · Established in 1920, Meiji Jingu Shrine is one of Japan’s most visited Shinto shrines. As an ancient religion, Shinto is deeply rooted in the everyday lives of many Japanese people. This particular shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji, who played a significant role in Japan’s modernization and globalization, and Empress Shoken, who promoted ...
American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
3 days ago · Police said Wednesday they have arrested a 65-year-old American male for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this week by using his fingernails to scratch letters in a torii gate there. ... To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. Simply enter your email address below and an email will be ...
Japan's latest tourism headache is American arrested for …
2 days ago · A 65-year-old American is suspected of carving alphabetical characters into the pillar of a torii gate of the Meiji Jingu Shrine. Japan's latest tourism headache is American arrested for damaging ...
Japan police arrest American tourist, 65, accused of defacing one …
2 days ago · He visited one of Tokyo’s most famous shrines, Meiji Jingu, and allegedly defaced one of its gate’s pillars as a prank by using his fingernails to scratch the surface, reported AFP.
American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
Police have arrested a 65-year-old American man for allegedly defacing Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo earlier this week by using his fingernails to scratch letters in a torii gate there.. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday, claimed he was writing his family members' names as a prank, according to the police.
American tourist arrested for defacing Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu shrine …
3 days ago · Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan for a holiday with his family on Monday, reportedly used his fingernails to scratch one of the gate’s pillars as a prank at Meiji Jingu, one of the capital’s ...