Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Tuesday began requiring rental go-kart service operators to register with it when they set up ...

A same-sex partnership system in Japan first introduced by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in 2015 is now available to 92.5 percent of ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on drinking on the streets to cover the entire year, while Shinjuku Ward is taking its first measures to deal with crowds of Halloween revelers.

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 ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku wards crack down on street drinking. June 5, 2024. Shinjuku aims to ban Kabukicho street drinking on Halloween . February 11, 2024.

A ban on informal Halloween street gatherings didn't keep many costumed revelers away from Tokyo's Shibuya ward on Oct. 31, 2023. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) ...

Go-kart-style vehicles have become a staple part of Tokyo’s inbound tourism scene, but they have also drawn complaints from locals.

Shibuya Ward in Tokyo plans to enact an ordinance banning street drinking all year-round from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. The ward has already placed restrictions on street drinking for Halloween and New Year's ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Tuesday began requiring rental go-kart service operators to register with it when they set up business in the area amid public complaints about the vehicles.