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 inbound tourism. Japan welcomed nearly 27 million ...

An American man is arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine:: Tokyo, Japan:: November 14, 2024:: File:: ...

Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old male American tourist on suspicion of vandalizing a wooden torii gate at ...

Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the ...

The arrest of an American tourist for defacing a revered Tokyo shrine has highlighted a growing challenge for Japan, a ...

Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine.

As Japan's inbound tourism reaches new heights, instances of misconduct by visitors, including vandalism and public ...

American tourist Steve Hayes was arrested on Wednesday ‘on suspicion of damaging property’ at the Meiji Jingu shrine ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for carving letters into a wooden gate at a shrine in Tokyo.

An American tourist was arrested for vandalism at a historic shrine in Tokyo a day after arriving in the country on vacation ...