Japanese Man Charged For Dumping Buddhist Altar Beside Expressway

In the Japanese city of Komaki, Aichi, a man has been charged by police with violating the city's Waste Disposal Management Law after he dumped a Buddhist altar on the side of the Meishin Expressway. Mainichi Daily News reported on Saturday that the man received the altar as a gift from a friend who encouraged him to become more religious. However the altar was too large to fit into the man's new apartment.