BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Naked swimmer defies Japan police

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Naked swimmer defies Japan police: "Japanese police have detained a Spanish tourist who swam naked in the moat around the Imperial Palace in the heart of the capital Tokyo.

The middle-aged man jumped into the water, climbed the palace wall and splashed water at police who tried to catch him from a rowing boat.

The man then charged at police with a pole and rock while a huge crowd including journalists watched.

After a chase that lasted two hours the police eventually seized the man."