TOKYO -- Tokyo's Shibuya ward is stepping up its fight against graffiti, teaming up with businesses and volunteer groups to swiftly remove scrawl from utility poles and signage. Starting in fiscal ...

While Christmas in Japan is not a religious event for the majority of the population, it has been embraced in full spirit.

“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 ...