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N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites

Published by New York Times World By Kiuko Notoya and Hari Raj · 6 August 2026 at 13:06
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N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites
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Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

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