Shibuya's landmark Tokyu Toyoko department store to close in March
With a continuously changing landscape around Tokyo's Shibuya Station amid a massive redevelopment project, another familiar face will be saying goodbye next year. Tokyu Department Store Co. announced Monday that it will close down its 85-year-old Toyoko outlet that is directly connected to the station ...
Utsura Utsura: Food, sake and ambience worth the detour
Set back far enough from the sidewalk that most people give it barely a second look, this welcoming little izakaya tavern has the warm feel of a local watering hole, but it's near enough to the lights of Shibuya to reward a few minutes' ...
Strawberry Fetish: Instagram-worthy riffs on a Japanese festival classic
Strawberry Fetish serves up a wide variety of sweets starring the titular fruit, including a couple of strawberry-centric drinks and strawberry ice cream.
Tokyo's Shibuya Ward bans drinking in some areas for Halloween and New Year's
The Shibuya Ward Assembly approved an ordinance Wednesday banning the consumption of alcohol on some of the area's streets and parks during Halloween and New Year's events to address an increasing number of incidents by rowdy partygoers. The ordinance calls on restaurants to refrain from ...
Tokyo's Shibuya district to ban drinking on some streets during Halloween
Tokyo's busy Shibuya district has decided to ban drinking alcohol on some streets during the Halloween season, officials said Monday. The prohibition applying to outdoor areas around Shibuya Station will possibly be introduced this fall after a number of incidents last year, including the overturning ...
YouTube pranksters made their bed, now they have to lie in it after prosecutors' referral
Police referred a group of pranksters to prosecutors on Monday over a stunt in which they placed a bed with a YouTuber on top in the middle of Tokyo's famed Shibuya scramble crossing as pedestrians used it to cross the intersection. The six men and ...
Tokyo welcomes Japan's new Reiwa Era in festive mood with countdowns and marriages
Midnight countdowns, marriage registrations and celebratory events: People welcomed the dawning of the new imperial era, Reiwa, at various locations in Tokyo with a festive mood.
Distinctive new roof placed over Shibuya Station platform that is set to open in 2020
An M-shaped white roof was unveiled over a new subway platform at Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Thursday as the iconic tourist and nightlife hub's large-scale redevelopment progresses. During an early morning media preview, the structure was slowly placed over the new Ginza Line platform that ...
Nintendo plans its first-ever Japan store in Tokyo to showcase its characters and Switch
Nintendo Co. is opening its second major official store, this time on its home turf, seeking to broaden the appeal of its gaming hardware and software. Called Nintendo Tokyo, the shop will open this fall in the Shibuya district. In addition to selling the Switch ...
Police referred 10 men to prosecutors Wednesday for allegedly overturning a small truck during a Halloween event in late October in the busy Shibuya district of Tokyo. The men, aging from their late teens to their 30s, are made up of Japanese and foreign nationals ...
Driver plows through crowds on Tokyo's Takeshita street, injuring nine
Nine people were injured — one seriously — when a man rammed his car into pedestrians in the early hours of Tuesday on Harajuku's famed Takeshita Street in what the driver told police was a terrorist act, according to the authorities. Police arrested Kazuhiro Kusakabe, ...
Shibuya Ward calls for safe New Year's countdown after disruption at Halloween
About 60,000 people came to Shibuya’s countdown event in 2016, and more than 100,000 descended on the area in 2017.
