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Teenage Tourist Carves name into 1,200 year-old temple in Japan

Abroad in Japan

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The 17-Year-Old From Canada Allegedly Carved His Name Into a Wooden Pillar of an Eighth Century Japanese Temple

A 17 year old Canadian boy has been questioned by police after he allegedly carved his name into a wooden pillar of an eighth century Japanese temple. The incident took place in the Tashidaiji Condor, a UNESCO World Heritage Site last week. Pete Filisin: What a terrible thing for that child. He will be hounded by the press. And it's not great behavior. But to have the circus that would accompany doing something like that. It was like my first day in China. I was culture shocked. I was dead. I was dehydrated and this man was just grasping my leg while I dragged him down the street. You're going to get nit-made, you

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