Busy Shibuya urges visitors to behave for Halloween It's Halloween, and one of Tokyo's busiest areas is hoping to limit what kinds of tricks and treats manifest in its streets. NHK World's Katsumata ...

The area around an iconic dog statue at Shibuya Station in central Tokyo has been cordoned off one day before Halloween to prevent people from gathering there. The statue of Hachiko, modeled after a ...

Tokyo — While boosting tourism is usually part of the job description for a local politician, the mayor of one Tokyo district is taking a different tack: He's pulling up the welcome mat. "This year we ...