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August 24, 2026 · Five熊 Nara temple case

Tái wān yì rén Wǔ Xióng shè Nài liáng Yào shī sì Fó zú shí shì jiàn zāo Rì fāng jū liú

Taiwan entertainer Five Xiong detained by Japanese authorities over Nara Yakushiji Buddha-foot stone incident

2026822西39rì běn jǐng fāng biǎo shì , yì míng tái wān nǚ zǐ yú 2026 nián 8 yuè 22 rì zài guān xī jī chǎng bèi dài zǒu , shēn fèn yǔ gōng kāi zī liào xiǎn shì de yì rén wǔ xióng ( běn míng cài yí zhēn , bào dǎo nián líng 39 suì ) xiāng fú 。Japanese police said a Taiwanese woman was taken away at Kansai Airport on August 22, 2026; her identity matches public information for the entertainer Wuxiong (real name Cai Yizhen, reported age 39).46cǐ rén bèi zhǐ yǔ jīn nián 4 yuè 6 rì zài nài liáng yào shī sì fā shēng 、 fó zú shí shàng chū xiàn shù chù nián xìng hén jì de àn zi yǒu guān 。The person is accused of being related to the April 6 incident this year at Yakushiji in Nara, where several sticky marks appeared on a Buddha footprint stone.

sì nèi bǎo cún de shí miàn jiǎn yàn chū hán gān yóu de yóu xìng wù zhì , diào chá rén yuán jiǎn shì jiān shì huò qí tā zī liào hòu jiāng xián yí rén suǒ dìng 。Tests on the temple's stone surface found an oily substance containing glycerin; investigators reviewed surveillance and other materials and identified a suspect. reportedly bèi dài zǒu shí reportedly jiǎn chū xiǎo xíng yóu róng qì , xián yí rén xiàng diào chá rén yuán biǎo shì yǒu shí huì bǎ yóu dào zài lìng tā gǎn dòng huò dāng zuò qí dǎo de wù pǐn shàng 。When taken away, a small oil container was reportedly found; the suspect told investigators she sometimes pours oil on items that move her or that she treats as objects of prayer.

dāng shì rén de jīng jì tuán duì shuō àn jiàn yóu rì běn fāng miàn chǔ lǐ , mù qián wò dào de zī xùn yǒu xiàn , zàn shí wú fǎ yǔ tā lián luò 。Her management team said the case is being handled by Japanese authorities; information available is limited and they are temporarily unable to contact her.cǐ shì yě yǐn fā tái rì liǎng dì duì lǚ kè zài gǔ jì xíng wéi de tǎo lùn , tóng shí yǒu rén guān zhù kuà guó bào dǎo zhōng duì xián yí rén yǐng xiàng yǔ shēn fèn de gōng kāi fāng shì 。The incident has sparked discussion in Taiwan and Japan about tourist behavior at heritage sites, and some have raised concerns about how suspects' images and identities are disclosed in cross-border reporting.cǐ wài , yǒu bào dǎo zhǐ chū tā xiān qián zài nài liáng de bù fèn shè qún tiē wén yǐ bèi shān chú huò shè wéi sī rén 。Additionally, reports say some of her earlier social media posts from Nara have been deleted or set to private.

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