THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 1, 2025 at 14:57 JST
Foreign visitors converge on Tokyo's Shibuya district on Halloween night. (Nobuo Fujiwara)
Pouring rain and a heavy police presence could not scare away Halloween revelers at two popular Tokyo entertainment areas on Oct. 31. [Read More]
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