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Angry at Yasukuni Shrine ‘toilet’ graffiti, Japan man posts US$64,000 bounty for vandal’s arrest
He threw a bottle of paint thinner in the main hall before ... extradite him to Tokyo over the earlier attack on Yasukuni Shrine. Japanese police say they are treating the latest incident as ...
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Japan's Meiji Jingu shrine hosts thousands during annual dedication
Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.
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AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A shrine parishioner throws icy cold water on himself during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda ...
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AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for ...