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, ...

The New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shibuya’s scramble crossing, a hugely popular tourist spot in Tokyo, has been canceled for ... from visiting the area for Halloween celebrations.

Toyko’s Shibuya Ward officials will ban drinking on the streets at night around Shibuya Station again this year for Halloween to prevent the rowdy behavior that has marred celebrations in the past.

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, ...

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 ...