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☆ Shibuya City: Tokyo neighborhood to ban drinking in public places
  + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
The measure, which is expected to take effect in October, will see drinking alcohol forbidden on streets or public places in Shibuya from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. every day. Shibuya City, which is a self-governed district within Tokyo, can make its own local regulations. Last fall, Shibuya banned Halloween-related activities in the district, with alcohol cited as a main reason behind the prohibition. That included a ban on drinking alcohol outside of bars and restaurants. Local Gion residents have also taken some measures themselves, such as blocking off private alleys.
Persons: Ken Hasebe, Hasebe, overtourism, ” Organizations: CNN, Shibuya, overtourism, Local Locations: Shibuya, Japan, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Meiji, Kyoto
☆ South Korea Halloween crush: Seoul tests crowd safety plan ahead of anniversary
  + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Dogyun Kim Jihyun Jeon | Dogyun Kim | Jihyun Jeon | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
This year, officials in the South Korean capital said they would work with police, emergency services and local officials to ensure "not a single person gets hurt" during Halloween celebrations. The plan unveiled this week covers just Seoul, rather than the entire nation, he added. The Seoul anniversary has unnerved authorities elsewhere in the run-up to this year’s celebrations. "Officials have grown fearful of a disastrous crowd crush similar to the one in the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea," Shibuya city officials said in a statement. The safety campaign has involved a ban on street drinking over the Halloween weekend, while videos posted on social media urge: "On Halloween night, everyone should stay away from Shibuya."
Persons: Ahn, Paek Seung, Dogyun Kim, Jihyun Jeon, Jack Kim, John Geddie, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Seoul City Hall, Cyber University of Korea, Thomson Locations: Gangnam district, Seoul City, Seoul, South Korea, SEOUL, Tokyo, Itaewon, Shibuya
☆ Tokyo’s Shibuya City attempts to ban Halloween
  + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the world, with five crosswalks interlacing through 10 lanes of car and bus traffic. The leadership of Shibuya City – which is a self-governed district within Tokyo – has issued a formal request to both domestic and foreign tourists to mind their manners and not observe Halloween in the area from October 27-31. Crowds of people celebrating Halloween in Shibuya in 2014. The Shibuya City notice specifically addresses concerns that, if people don’t take action, Tokyo could experience a dangerous crowd crush like the one that took place in Seoul last year. “The streets of Shibuya are not party venues,” the city’s mayor, Ken Hasebe, said in a statement.
Persons: overtourism, Yuya Shino, it’s, Ken Hasebe Organizations: CNN, Tokyo – Locations: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul
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