Japan Tokyo district mayor bans Halloween, fearing 'fatal accident' from overpacked street celebrations Mayor Ken Hasebe cited the tragic death of over 150 people in South Korea at a 2022 ...

Public notice banners from Shibuya district, which read in Japanese "No Drinking on the Street" are seen near the Shibuya pedestrian crossing Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Tokyo.

A Halloween reveler in a Godzilla costume poses on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) ...

While Shibuya's pre-pandemic Halloween crowds peaked at about 40,000 in 2019, authorities have been bracing for as many as 60,000 people to show up this month, Hasebe said. As much as 70% of the ...

In that tragedy, 156 people died in the trendy Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul on Halloween 2022 when crowds of revelers swelled in a narrow street. Shibuya has taken several strong actions to try ...

While Shibuya's pre-pandemic Halloween crowds peaked at about 40,000 in 2019, authorities have been bracing for as many as 60,000 people to show up this month, Hasebe said. As much as 70% of the ...

Shibuya City is banning drinking in the street and other Halloween activities ahead of the holiday. Popular Tokyo district urges tourists to stay away on Halloween Skip to main content ...

TOKYO — Leaders of this city’s most popular nightlife districts held a news conference Monday and called on revelers to stay away during Halloween. Shinjuku Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi said his ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo's popular Shibuya and Shinjuku districts are teaming up to try and stop street drinking and restrict public partying over Halloween in what they say is an effort to combat ...

Tokyo's Shibuya and Shinjuku wards saw fewer costumed Halloween night revelers than in past years as the local governments tightened rules while calling on the public not to visit the wards to ...

The chaotic scenes are why, beginning Oct. 1, local officials banned drinking in public between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. in the district. Home to Tokyo’s iconic pedestrian crossing, Shibuya has long ...

Halloween is popular with younger people in Japan. Rather than going trick-or-treating or visiting haunted houses, it’s seen as an opportunity to party and drink.