Police to arrest New York man over vandalism at Japan shrines

Police to arrest New York man over vandalism at Japan shrines

Oily spots are seen on a statue of a guardian dog at the gate of Katori Shrine in Chiba Prefecture in this file photo taken April 9, 2015. Police are set to arrest a Japanese man living in New York, suspecting he defaced the shrine with the oily liquid and is possibly linked to many more cases of vandalism at shrines and temples nationwide, sources said on June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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