Another man who identified himself as a 27-year-old singer was arrested after he allegedly filmed the ordeal.
Ichikawa Police arrested the pair on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business.
The US pair denied the allegations, and no monkeys were injured during the incident.
In a statement posted to X, Ichikawa Zoo apologised for the incident and said “no abnormalities” were observed from the monkeys in the attraction.
”Last night, we filed a damage report with the Ichikawa Police Station.”
The zoo just outside of Tokyo became a tourist hotspot earlier this year after videos surfaced of a baby Japanese macaque named Punch.
He went viral when he was spotted hugging a stuffed Orangutan given to him by zookeepers after being rejected by his mother.
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