American Tourist Arrested for Vandalizing Japanese Shrine

An American tourist, Steve Lee Hayes, has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine, a significant Shinto site. Hayes, identified through security footage, reportedly used his fingernails to etch the letters. The incident highlights ongoing issues with tourists defacing cultural landmarks, similar to past incidents at the Colosseum in Rome and the Temple of Kukulcán in Mexico.