A costumed American crashes a viral monkey's zoo enclosure in Japan. Yes, THAT monkey!

Punch the Monkey was sent to restore our faith in all that is pure, but recent events at the Ichikawa City Zoo have set us ...

CHIBA, Japan - The zoo housing the viral Japanese macaque Punch said Tuesday it is considering a complete ban on photography and filming around the monkey enclosure after two men were recently ...

Video footage shows an individual wearing a costume jumping down into the enclosure, prompting the monkeys to rush to the top ...

Two people were arrested this week after an individual entered an animal enclosure at Japan's Ichikawa Zoo that houses the ...

Two American men were arrested in Japan after one of the men entered the enclosure of Punch the monkey, according to a report ...

The men were charged with obstructing operations at a zoo, apparently as a stunt connected to a cryptocurrency. They denied ...

Punch, a Japanese macaque born on July 26, 2025, plays in the monkeys’ playground at the Ichikawa city zoo in Tokyo’s eastward neighboring city, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) According ...

Two American nationals have been arrested after one of them entered the enclosure of Punch the Monkey while wearing an emoji ...

Two Americans have been arrested after one of them dressed in a costume and allegedly climbed into the monkey's habitat at ...