Two seriously hurt in accident near Tokyo's Shibuya crossing
Oct 8, 2023. At least seven men in their 20s were injured Saturday evening — two seriously — after a car plowed into a line of pedestrians near Shibuya Ward’s famed scramble intersection in...
Tokyo's Shibuya on high alert for weekend crowding ahead of …
Oct 26, 2024 · Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is carrying out increased patrols in its busy districts as it expects to draw the largest crowds of this year's Halloween period on Saturday. Ward officials are concerned...
Tokyo's Shibuya district raises alarm against ... - Associated Press News
Oct 27, 2023 · Tokyo’s Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween, even caging landmark statue. A giant public notice banner from Shibuya distrct, which reads in Japanese “Shibuya is not Halloween event “is seen at the Shibuya pedestrian crossing Friday, Oct. …
American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
14 hours ago · Nov. 14, 2024, 5:55 AM PST. By Arata Yamamoto and Marlene Lenthang. TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in ...
Shibuya New Year’s event called off 5th year in a row
19 hours ago · The New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shibuya’s scramble crossing, a hugely popular tourist spot in Tokyo, has been canceled for the fifth consecutive year. The decision was made by the event ...
Tokyo's Shibuya sees subdued celebrations weekend before …
Oct 26, 2024 · Halloween celebrations by cosplayers are subdued in Tokyo's Shibuya district, the weekend before the annual festivity, after local authorities strengthened measures to prevent overcrowding.
SHIBUYA - Tag - The Japan Times
SHIBUYA. JAPAN. Nov 1, 2024. Fewer Halloween revelers seen in Tokyo following street drinking ban. Measures taken that include the street drinking ban to prevent problems are "beginning to...
Shibuya Halloween passes without fuss following ‘don’t come’ …
Nov 1, 2023. Following a rare call from the mayor of Shibuya Ward for Halloween revelers to stay away from the area, which is known for raucous behavior around the holiday, Tuesday night passed...
Where, why and when of Shibuya's new rules | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Oct 4, 2024 · Local complaints of drinking-related problems and trash led Shibuya in 2019 to ban street drinking in the Halloween period, as well as the year-end and New Year holidays. However, faced with...
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood …
1 day ago · More than 100,000 people used to party in the Shibuya Scramble of New Year’s Eve.. For decades, the Shibuya ward of downtown Tokyo has had an image as a party place. Things are less celebratory these days, though, as after telling people to stay away from the area on Halloween, Shibuya Ward says it’s not going to be doing anything special for …