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, ...

Tokyo’s busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during this year’s Halloween weekend. Banners across town say no drinking and no ...

“No Events for Halloween on Shibuya streets.” The ward also hid the statue of the faithful dog Hachiko, one of the most famed meeting spots in Tokyo, with a cloth, as it did last yea ...

Pre-Halloween Mischief A large crowd of people wearing costumes gathered in front of Shibuya Station on Saturday night. Many cases of trouble were reported. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police ...

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 ...

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

The iconic scramble crossing in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station is busy at any time of year, but it hits peak congestion — and chaos — each Halloween. This year, authorities introduced new ...

Tokyo police on Friday said there were no major issues reported over Halloween the previous day amid strict measures by authorities in the capital's Shibuya and Shinjuku districts to keep crowds ...

TOKYO (Bernama-Xinhua): The iconic Hachiko ... including foreign tourists, not to come to Shibuya to celebrate Halloween, worrying that large crowds of revellers may visit the area for Halloween ...

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Shibuya, Tokyo, is bustling with the Halloween season. A wedding is being held at Shibuya Hikarie, where Detective Miwako Sato of the Metropolitan Police Department is dressed in a wedding dress.