Shibuya’s model works like this: Each short film serves as a pilot and viewers have the power to greenlight future episodes. After watching a short film, fans can vote with crowdfunding pledges ...

While Shibuya's pre-pandemic Halloween crowds peaked at about 40,000 in 2019, authorities have been bracing for as many as 60,000 people to show up this month, Hasebe said. As much as 70% of the ...

At peak times, thousands of pedestrians scramble across what’s believed to be the world’s busiest intersection – Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing. Here’s how to experience this fascinating area.

Deep beneath Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, a massive flood control facility capable of holding 4,000 tons of rainwater is ready to defend the capital the next time it’s hit with torrential rain.

Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the world, with five crosswalks interlacing through 10 lanes of car and bus traffic. But the local government would like it to be one of ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Shibuya district will ban nighttime public drinking of alcohol year-round beginning Oct. 1, looking to quell the disruptive behavior attributed mainly to tourists and hoping to ...

The surprise rectangular-shaped bar comes from longtime D.C. chef Darren Norris and his wife Candice Wise-Norris, who quietly closed Shibuya Eatery one level below in late April. The once-Eater 38 ...

With a restaurant, bar, outdoor terrace and club lounge, Cé La Vi just about covers all the bases for your glitzy night out in Tokyo. The venue occupies the 17th and 18th floors of Shibuya’s ...

A magical world of blue is lighting up the winter nights in a popular area in Tokyo as a seasonal illumination show returned to the capital for the first time in three years.

In a message, Ishii said that 428: Shibuya Scramble was created as a successor to the live-action adventure game Machi: Unmei no Kousaten, with the goal of surpassing it.He expected that a game ...

In 2020, in the early days of COVID, Sho Shibuya’s printed edition of the New York Times brought daily death tolls, news of political bedlam, the murder of George Floyd, and all things beyond.

When Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe goes on his daily morning run through Yoyogi Park, his thoughts focus on how he can transform his young, frenzied hometown into something more mature and ...