The New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shibuya’s scramble crossing, a hugely popular tourist spot in Tokyo, has been canceled for the fifth consecutive year. The decision was made by the event ...

Notoriously, Shibuya is one of the busiest parts of Tokyo. Famous for its madcap ... as well as the year-end and New Year holidays. However, faced with growing problems and amid a recent swell ...

Officials say Shibuya is the only ward in Tokyo that has an ordinance banning alcohol consumption on the streets, but it applies only during Halloween and New Year’s Eve. The ward discovered ...