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 ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the world, with five crosswalks interlacing through 10 lanes of car and bus traffic. But the local government would like it to be one of ...

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 ...

A giant public notice board from Shibuya district reads "No Events for Halloween on Shibuya Streets" at the Shibuya pedestrian crossing Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Tokyo.

Halloween revelry around Tokyo's iconic Shibuya crossing has grown too scary for its own good, ... Japan's version of Halloween bears a closer resemblance to the original free-spirited, ...

With Halloween around the corner, Tokyo administrators are exploring ways to curtail the rise in public drinking, noise and other nuisances in popular neighborhoods that evening.

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 ...

This 2020 video shows how Japan celebrated Halloween during the pandemic. 01:05 . CNN — Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the world, with ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo's busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during this year's Halloween weekend. Skip to content Open sections menu Sections.