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By MARI YAMAGUCHI By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO Police said they have apprehended a Western man who went skinny dipping in a moat ringing the Imperial Palace and attracted a huge crowd in one of the capital's main business district s. The middle-aged man jumped into the moat Tuesday, then threw rocks and splashed water at policemen who chased him in a rowboat, a Tokyo Metropolitan Police official said. The police official did not know the man's name or nationality. Public...

World in brief TOKYO A bald, naked man who said he was a British tourist was arrested yesterday after going swimming in the moat of Japan's Imperial Palace. He was eventually caught after a 90-minute chase that saw him climb the 8 metre-high palace wall, throw rocks and splash water at police. "I've never heard of anyone doing such a thing," a man at the scene told TV Tokyo. "He must be a bit crazy." Police said it was unclear what the man's motives were, although he had apparently dropped...

Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 18 September: Several explosions were detected early Thursday [18 September] on a Tokyo street near the Imperial Palace, and police immediately placed a man, who was around the site, under custody for questioning, they said. The 34-year-old former Self-Defence Forces official was quoted as telling them that he tried to set off explosive devices aimed at the Imperial Palace "in order to create a sensation." The police have...

By EDWARD B. COLBY WORKING TOGETHER AND HAVING FUN KINGSTON Kingston youngsters Andrew Burke, Desmond Core, Michael Donovan and Joe Manning spent a good chunk of time cooperatively constructing their massive entry in a sand castle contest at Gray's Beach. When they were done, the foursome had built two dry moats ringed by bucket castles. One moat's castles were adorned by white flowers and green stalks, while the other featured big rocks and black, dried seaweed. The moats were connected...