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Tighter Halloween crowd control in Shinjuku

Security guards patrol in Tokyo's bustling Kabukicho district on Halloween night on Oct. 31, 2024, as Shinjuku Ward introduced a ban on alcohol consumption in the area from 5 p.m. Oct. 31 to 5 a.m. Nov. 1.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district

National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki and other officials visit Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district on Nov. 27, 2023, as part of an effort to crack down on the illicit operations of host clubs.

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Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district

National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki (far L) and other officials visit Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district on Nov. 27, 2023, as part of an effort to crack down on the illicit operations of host clubs.

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Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district

National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki and other officials visit Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district on Nov. 27, 2023, as part of an effort to crack down on the illicit operations of host clubs.

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Tokyu Kabukicho Tower

Photo taken on April 14, 2023, shows the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower amusement and entertainment complex that opened the same day in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. The 225-meter tower houses a theater, eight-screen cinema house, game facilities and two hotels.

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Tokyu Kabukicho Tower

A tape-cutting ceremony is held to celebrate the opening of the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower amusement and entertainment complex in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 14, 2023. The 225-meter tower houses a theater, eight-screen cinema house, game facilities and two hotels.

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Tokyo's Kabukicho night-life district to have new skyscraper

The new 225-meter-tall skyscraper in the Japanese capital's popular Kabukicho nightlife district was shown to the media Thursday ahead of its April 14 opening. With 48 floors above ground and five below, Tokyu Kabukicho Tower houses two hotels and entertainment facilities like a theater, a concert hall and a movie house. "We want it to be a facility that specializes in entertainment and motivates people to come to the area," said Tomoo Kimura, an executive officer of Tokyu Corp., which engages in railway and urban development businesses. The theater can seat around 900 people and the concert hall has a maximum capacity of around 1,500, while the movie house has eight screens. The tower includes a gym and spas for members and a food court offering "B-class gourmet foods," or unpretentious but tasty meals, from around the country at affordable prices for the general public.

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Supporters protest police raid on Chongryon affiliate

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters protest a police raid on an affiliate of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, on suspicion of violating the certified tax accountant law in Tokyo's Kabukicho area on Oct. 29.

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5 found guilty over 2001 Kabukicho fire that killed 44 people

TOKYO, Japan - Suiko Nakamura (far R) and fellow plaintiffs speak at a news conference in Tokyo on July 2 after the Tokyo District Court gave five individuals suspended prison terms for professional negligence in connection with a fire that claimed 44 lives in a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho district in 2001, and acquitted the sixth defendant.

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Moriyama inspects Tokyo's Kabukicho

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (C), accompanied by her aides and plainclothesmen, inspects Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo's biggest entertainment quarters, on July 29.

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Arson probably caused fatal 2001 Kabukicho fire: report

TOKYO, Japan - Toshifumi Teramoto, chief of the investigation section of the Tokyo Fire Department, speaks at a news conference Dec. 12 after releasing a report on a 2001 fire that gutted a four-story building in Tokyo's Kabukicho and left 44 people dead. The report said that arson was the most likely cause of the fire.

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121 people sickened by tear gas attack in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman receives treatment Oct. 7 in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. She was one of 121 people who suffered eye and throat burns from a tear gas attack at two bars there.

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Police surveillance cameras in operation in Tokyo's Kabukicho

TOKYO, Japan - A surveillance camera set up by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district surveys a street of Japan's largest adult entertainment area. The MPD put 50 surveillance cameras into operation Feb. 27 in the district as part of its crime-fighting efforts there.

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Tokyo fire drill conducted at S. Korean film preview

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Fire Department conducts a fire drill Nov. 6 at the Yurakucho Marion theater in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward with the cooperation of about 450 moviegoers attending a film preview of a new South Korean film, ''Libera ME.'' The latest drill came on the heels of recent deadly fires in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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2 dead, 5 hurt in Shinjuku building fire

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out in the six-story Kabukicho Sanyo Building in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shijuku Ward on Oct. 29. Two people died and five others, including a firefighter, suffered injuries in the fire.

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Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district crowded after fatal fir

TOKYO, Japan - A huge crowd of people turn out in Tokyo's Kabukicho, the busiest entertainment district in Japan, as usual on the night of Sept. 2, a day after a fire engulfed an amusement building there, killing 44 people.

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Police continue probe into Tokyo fire

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers and firefighters continue their investigation of a building at the popular nightspot Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 2 for clues about the fatal fire that killed 44 people there the day before. They focused on the third floor of the four-story building (covered with plastic sheets), as the fire is thought to have started on that floor.

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Police investigate site of fatal Tokyo fire

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers and firefighters search a building in a popular nightspot in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sept. 1 for clues about the fatal fire that killed 44 people there the day before. Searchers focused on the third floor of the four-story Meisei 56 Building in the Kabukicho entertainment district, as the fire is thought to have started on that floor.

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(3)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Policemen cordon off the street near a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district Sept. 1. A powerful blast ripped through a mahjong game parlor on the third floor and an adult shop on the fourth floor of the four-story building early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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(1)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters attempt to reach the shattered windows of a four-story building in Tokyo's Kabukicho district where a powerful explosion ripped through a mahjong game parlor and an adult entertainment shop early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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(4)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Kabukicho entertainment in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. The arrow indicates the four-story building where a powerful blast ripped through the third and fourth floors early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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(2)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters try to rescue an injured person from a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho district where a powerful explosion ripped through a mahjong game parlor and an adult entertainment shop early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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Tokyo's Kabukicho district

People walk in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo's Shinjuku on April 12, 2022.

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Tokyo amid coronavirus pandemic

People wearing face masks walk in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo's Shinjuku on Jan. 21, 2022. A quasi-state of emergency was widened to Tokyo and 12 more prefectures for three weeks the same day amid a rapid rise in coronavirus infections.

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Tokyo amid coronavirus pandemic

People walk in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo's Shinjuku on Jan. 21, 2022. A quasi-state of emergency was widened to Tokyo and 12 more prefectures for three weeks the same day amid a rapid rise in coronavirus infections.

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Visual-kei Host fashion

Visual-kei host fashion Mikoto Sakurai. Around 2009, men's fashion on the street became more visually conscious. They do not hesitate to wear ladies' clothes and Men's skin care and eyebrow care is getting popular.In addition,TBS TV program named "Sunday Japon" reported that the owner of the host club "RyuguJo" and President Yoritomo were volunteering, so dispelling the dark image of the host and spurring the spread of V-hos fashion. February 3, 2009, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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Record daily COVID-19 cases in Japan

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 18, 2021. Nearly 24,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Japan the same day, the highest daily count since the outbreak of the virus.

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Tokyo fire drill conducted at S. Korean film preview

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Fire Department conducts a fire drill Nov. 6 at the Yurakucho Marion theater in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward with the cooperation of about 450 moviegoers attending a film preview of a new South Korean film, ''Libera ME.'' The latest drill came on the heels of recent deadly fires in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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(3)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Policemen cordon off the street near a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district Sept. 1. A powerful blast ripped through a mahjong game parlor on the third floor and an adult shop on the fourth floor of the four-story building early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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Journalist-turned-writer sees women's lives as full of trial and error

Suzumi Suzuki, a writer who used to be an adult video actress, nightclub hostess and journalist, poses in the major entertainment area of Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on March 11, 2015. She says women's lives are full of trial and error, and you can learn something from them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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YouTuber 'PDR' shows his video

YouTube personality "PDR" shows a video he posted on his YouTube channel in the major entertainment area of Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on March 13, 2015. Half Japanese and half British, he storyboards every single scene, making him one of the most popular YouTubers in Japan. "I don't want to regret what I haven't done," he says. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blast rips Kabukicho building, 34 seriously injured

An explosion and fire ripped through a third-floor mahjong parlor in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district in the early hours Saturday and at least 34 people were injured seriously, authorities said.

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Blast rips Kabukicho building, 34 seriously injured

An explosion and fire ripped through a third-floor mahjong parlor in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district in the early hours Saturday and at least 34 people were injured seriously, authorities said.

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Blast rips Kabukicho building, 34 seriously injured

An explosion and fire ripped through a third-floor mahjong parlor in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district in the early hours Saturday and at least 34 people were injured seriously, authorities said.