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

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

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