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Visitors to one of Tokyo’s top tourist hotspots could face on-the-spot fines under new anti-littering rules

Patrolling staff fluent in English, Chinese and Korean will now fine people £9.3 for littering on one of the world’s busiest road crossings

The Independent UK · Jun 1

Why Tokyo’s youth culture district will ban ‘nuisance Halloween’ again this year

Tokyo’s Shibuya district, which has long been known as the centre of youth culture in Japan, has once again moved to restrict its Halloween street celebrations. A mayoral edict against so-called “Nuisance Halloween” has led to a series of strict measures in recent years, including a public drinking ban, to…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2025

Tokyo's Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween, even caging landmark statue

Ahead of this year’s Halloween weekend, Tokyo’s busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya is trying hard to shoo away visitors

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023