Tokyo mayors ask people to follow rules during Halloween
The mayors of two wards in central Tokyo called on Monday for people to follow rules during the Halloween season. Shibuya and Shinjuku wards have each set an ordinance to …
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Car Spotting In Japan Is On Another Level
Screenshot: Noriyaro Japanese car culture goes impossibly hard. On the first Saturday of every month car geeks in the area will cruise through the famously busy Shibuya Scramble Crossing in …
An anime otaku’s blueprint to nerding out in Tokyo â and beyond
Tokyo has always been an otakuâs paradise. The sprawling metropolis hides gateways into whatever interest one can have, whether theyâre just taking their first steps into this world, or want …
Shibuya wants to cancel Halloween. That’s a mistake.
Tokyo’s Shibuya was once the center of raucous Halloween celebrations. But revelers are about as welcome this year as a box of healthy raisins in an elementary schooler’s trick-or-treat candy …
The specter of Itaewon has Shibuya spooked
One year on, Elizabeth Beattie joins us to discuss where Itaewon stands after its Halloween disaster, and what its legacy means for celebrations in Japan. Hosted by Shaun McKenna and …
Taro Okamoto’s atomic bomb mural in Tokyo to be restored
A giant mural by late artist Taro Okamoto installed near Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, which depicts the moment an atomic bomb explodes, will undergo extensive restoration work spanning several years, his …