American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
13 hours ago · Nov. 14, 2024, 5:55 AM PST. By Arata Yamamoto and Marlene Lenthang. TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a …
Japan's Latest Tourism Headache Is American Arrested for …
23 minutes 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 …
American tourist arrested in Tokyo for defacing shrine gate
7 hours ago · People walk past a Torii gate at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2024. A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at …
Police arrest US man for scratching letters into Japanese shrine
22 hours ago · 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 …
American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine
1 day 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 …
Tokyo police arrest American tourist for allegedly defacing ... - UPI
8 hours ago · Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the gate of a local shrine. Police detained the suspect, identified as Steven Lee …
Foreign tourist angers locals for doing pull-ups on torii gate at ...
Oct 17, 2024 · With higher-than-usual cases being reported, the Japanese media has even coined a term for it, “ Meiwaku Gaikokujin “, which translates as “ Nuisance Foreigner “, and …
Torii - Wikipedia
A torii (Japanese: 鳥居, [to.ɾi.i]) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the …
‘Floating’ shrine gate restored; aisle on the sea offers rare view
Nov 6, 2022 · The torii gate of Itsukushimajinja shrine in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, is revealed for the first time in about three and a half years after scaffolding set up for repair work …
USAG Okinawa prepares to celebrate Juneteenth as a community
May 22, 2024 · TORII STATION, Okinawa – U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa is preparing to open the gates of Torii Station once again for an open-post event, this time in celebration of Juneteenth. …