National Oct 22, 2020
Halloween revelry in Japan to take new forms during pandemic
Shibuya has been rendered in a virtual form to allow people to show up as costumed avatars for the night.
National Aug 22, 2020
End of an era: Dismantling of old Harajuku Station building to begin on Monday
After standing for 96 years and surviving World War II, the old wooden building is finally set to be taken down, bringing an end to a Tokyo landmark.
National Aug 20, 2020
Tokyo's Shibuya Station now equipped with anti-flooding facility
A newly-opened underground facility can hold up to 4,000 tons of rainwater.
National Aug 6, 2020
Tokyo may dedicate hospitals in Shibuya and Fuchu to COVID-19
The facilities would mainly focus on coronavirus patients with mild to moderate symptoms.
National Aug 3, 2020
Shibuya's 'green frog' train tourist info center heading to Akita
The carriage will arrive in the birthplace of the famously loyal dog Hachiko on Thursday.
Business / Corporate Jun 3, 2020
Despite pandemic, Uniqlo to open new store in Tokyo's Harajuku
by Kazuaki Nagata
The opening of the shop follows a 56.5 percent plunge in Fast Retailing's domestic same-store sales in April, its worst year-on-year decline.
National Jun 1, 2020
East Japan Railway Co. opened a new platform for its Saikyo Line for use Monday at Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The railway operator moved the Saikyo Line platform north by about 350 meters so that the new platform and the Yamanote Line platforms are positioned ...
National Apr 27, 2020
A cut above: Tokyo barber launches 'telecut' service as COVID-19 hits business
by Tomohiro Osaki
Mr. Brothers Cut Club of Harajuku has launched what could be the industry's first online haircut service.
National / Crime & Legal Apr 5, 2020
Woman arrested for trespassing at Abe's private residence in Tokyo
A 26-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly trespassing on the grounds of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's private residence. An officer from the Metropolitan Police Department found Eri Shimada standing on the Abe premises in Shibuya Ward's Tomigaya district at around 11 a.m. and ...
Business Mar 21, 2020
Harajuku Station replaced by gleaming glass box for Tokyo Games
The new version of Harajuku Station opened on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line Saturday as visitors in masks gathered to gawk despite the coronavirus pandemic. The new building, situated just south of the original wooden one, is a two-story structure straddling the tracks with exits ...
National Feb 10, 2020
Shibuya's Hachiko Square train car moving to Akita ahead of renovation
An old train car that has been used as a tourist information center outside Tokyo's busy Shibuya Station is being moved to the northeastern birthplace of Hachiko, the famously loyal dog immortalized by a nearby statue. The Tokyu Railways carriage, which was in service from ...
National Jan 29, 2020
New Harajuku Station building unveiled ahead of March opening
The new Harajuku Station building in Tokyo's pop-culture hub, which is set to open on March 21 in time for the Tokyo Olympic Games, was unveiled to the media Wednesday by East Japan Railway Co. The new station facility, which is on the capital's busy ...