Ken Hasebe, the mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, poses with a leaflet before his press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Thursday. By MARI YAMAGUCHIThe mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, a shopping and entertainment district, is asking Halloween domestic and foreign revelers not to visit, fearing that a large number of partygoers following the COVID-19 pandemic could cause a disaster similar to last year's fatal crowd surge in South Korea's capital. “This year, we are making it clear to the world that Shibuya is not a venue for Halloween events,” Shibuya city Mayor Ken Hasebe said at a news conference Thursday. “Please, do not come to the Shibuya station area for Halloween." A video of 2022 Halloween night in Shibuya is shown during a news conference by Shibuya Ward Mayor Ken Hasebe at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, in Tokyo on Thursday.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2023 07:14 UTC