Japan, Tokyo

Police arrest US man for allegedly scratching letters into Japanese 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.
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 Meiji Jingu shrine
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.
American tourist arrested for defacing historic Tokyo shrine
A 65-year-old US citizen has been detained by Japanese police on charges of damaging the wooden torii gate of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine, one of the city's most frequented tourist attractions. Officers arrested the American tourist on Thursday,
American tourist arrested for vandalizing Tokyo's sacred gate
A 65-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by Japanese police on charges of vandalizing the wooden torii gate of one of Tokyo's most frequently visited shrines, Meiji Jingu. Officers arrested the American tourist on Thursday,
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Letters: Sneaky Issue 1 sign part campaign of confusion. Don't be fooled.
This reminded me of my own father, who spent nearly two years on a miserable air base in New Guinea and endured regular attacks by Japanese bombers, oppressive heat, disease and supply shortages.