"This year we're making it clear to the world that Shibuya is not a venue for Halloween events," Ken Hasebe, the mayor of one of the city's most well-known and bustling wards, told reporters this ...

“I hope that Virtual Halloween has contributed as a way to solve social issues as well as a way to convey new culture for Shibuya,” Hasebe said in the video. Only time can tell whether ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya was once the center of raucous Halloween celebrations. But revelers are about as welcome this year as a box of healthy raisins in an elementary schooler’s trick-or-treat candy ...

They tried BANNING Halloween in Shibuya! 🎃🚫 What happened when Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest districts, tried to put a stop to the Halloween festivities?

Shinjuku Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi said his ward saw an increase of about 3,000 visitors during Halloween last year after Shibuya strongly discouraged street parties and banned public drinking.

“That isn’t what our culture is about ... a vibrant entertainment and shopping district. Shibuya first restricted drinking only on Halloween and New Years after an incident in 2019 ...

The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asked Halloween party-goers to avoid its streets this year, fearing the post-pandemic return of tourists may lead to chaotic mobs and crowd crushes like the ...

Tight security was in place in Tokyo's vibrant Shibuya district on Saturday, just days before Halloween, with the famous Hachiko dog statue covered with a white curtain bearing the message that the ...

In Japan, this truth is hard to ignore as Halloween has grown bigger in the past decades, but not it seems Shibuya will be off-limits for parties amid the release of Jujutsu Kaisen season two.