Canadian teen accused of vandalizing 1,200-year-old Japanese temple: local media

The Toshodaiji Temple is seen in Nara, Japan, in May 2008 during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao. (Dai Kurokawa/AFP/Getty Images)A Canadian teen has been accused of carving a name into a UNESCO World Heritage site in Japan and was questioned by police, according to local media.The 17-year-old boy allegedly carved the name "Julian" with his nails into a pillar at the Toshodaiji Temple in Nara prefecture, the Kyodo News Agency reported on Friday citing local police.Nara is about 45 kilometres south of Kyoto.The report said staff at the Buddhist temple were alerted by a Japanese tourist who witnessed the alleged vandalism, and the teen was subsequently questioned by authorities on suspicion of violating the cultural properties protection law.The Toshodaiji Temple was built about 1,250 years ago, according to its website. It was among eight monuments of ancient Nara that were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.World Heritage temple in Nara vandalized by visiting foreign