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Coverage dated November 13, 2024

American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate

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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...

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    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...

  2. The Daily Caller

    Japanese Police Arrest American Tourist For Defacing Meiji Shrine’s Gate: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) arrested an 65-year-old American tourist Wednesday for allegedly defacing a gate at the famous Meiji Shrine.

  3. UPI

    Tokyo police arrest American tourist for allegedly defacing shrine gate (opens UPI)

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    Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the grate of a local shrine on Tuesday.

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