An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of property ...

At Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine, it’s not unusual for visitors to catch a glimpse of a traditional wedding, the couple led in procession by Shinto priests under a large red umbrella. Located within the ...

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Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September, a record pace, and their spending added 5.86 trillion yen ($37.5 billion) to the economy. But incidents of vandalism, public drunkenness, ...

Grand sumo champion Yokozuna Terunofuji performs the Shiranui-style entering ceremony for the new year's dedication at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Jan. 7 (UPI) --A ...

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An American tourist has been arrested for alleged vandalism at a historic shrine in Tokyo, Japan, a day after arriving in the country on vacation with his family. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, allegedly carved ...

Brooklyn-based Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama has brought a monumental stainless steel sculpture to Tokyo as part of the Meiji Jingu Forest Festival of Art. Curated by Art Powers Japan, the ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing a wooden gate at a shrine in Tokyo, according to local police. Steve Lee Hayes has reportedly admitted to writing “his ...