A Syrian resident of Japan is drawing on his own experience to help survivors of the Jan. 1 Noto earthquake. Salim Mazen has been delivering supplies and hope in equal measure.

Covers have been placed over an iconic dog statue outside Tokyo's Shibuya Station to deter Halloween revelers from gathering in the area. The statue of Hachiko, modeled after a loyal Akita dog ...

The ward office says 18,000 people were near Shibuya Station when the crowd peaked at 10 p.m. -- about 20 percent more than last year. It says about 200 people breached the ward's ban on street ...

Madison Chock and Evan Bates can start building a new streak — and extend other record ice dance streaks — at NHK Trophy in Japan, live on Peacock starting Thursday night. Chock and Bates, the ...

The Shibuya Ward is making this appeal for the second Halloween in a row. The ward government has introduced a ban on street drinking near Shibuya Station from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. throughout the year.

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is carrying out increased patrols in its busy districts as it expects to draw the largest crowds of this year's Halloween period on Saturday. Ward officials are concerned ...

Japanese telecom giant KDDI and the capital's Shibuya Ward tourist association launched it to give people an option to safely enjoy Halloween at home. Shibuya, famous for its scramble crossing ...

In NHK's 1990 historical drama series "Tobu ga gotoku," he starred as the historical leader Saigo Takamori. He also played the titular role in another NHK historical drama about the eighth Shogun ...

A popular meeting spot has been closed down by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward officials for Halloween. The officials are urging people not to come to the area between October 30 and November 1.

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At a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 7, Shibuya Ward Mayor Ken Hasebe announced that there will be no Halloween events on the ...