Tokyo, May 18, 2026 (AFP) - Japan arrests Americans over stunt at baby monkey Punch's zoo

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2026-05-18

Two American nationals were arrested in Japan after a stunt in which one entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation this year, police said Monday. One of the men, who identified himself as a 24-year-old college student, was arrested Sunday after climbing over a fence and dropping into a dry moat surrounding the monkey exhibit at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo. The other man, who was......

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