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, ...

It marks the fourth time the countdown event has been canceled since the 2020-21 season. This year, with an increase in overseas visitors to Japan and continuing interest in a Shibuya rave ...

And they launched a campaign calling on people to behave at the event. "Shibuya Pride Shibuya Halloween" was the slogan. They made a movie clip for their website and hung flags in the streets ...

TOKYO -- The Shinjuku Ward government in Japan's capital has asked people not to come to the area for Halloween celebrations, ...

Officials of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward are begging people not to come to the capital’s party hub on Halloween this year and instead do their usual partying virtually, over concerns about crowds ...

On Halloween last year, there were more than 16,000 people around Shibuya Station at 11PM, according to the location data of mobile phones. At 2AM, nearly 10,000 people still remained, even after ...

Halloween celebrations by cosplayers were subdued at Tokyo's Shibuya district on Saturday, the weekend before the annual festivity, after local authorities strengthened measures to prevent ...