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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - People walk as police officers control traffic at a scramble crossing near Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Halloween on Oct. 31, 2023. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe has implored people to stay away from the capital's famous shopping and entertainment area during the festive occasion, which usually attracts large crowds of revelers, citing safety concerns.

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Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe

Ken Hasebe, the mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, speaks to reporters at the city office on Nov. 1, 2023, expressing thanks for a "quiet" Halloween night after he discouraged people from visiting the area for festivities this year.

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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya

People walk as police officers control traffic at a scramble crossing near Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Halloween on Oct. 31, 2023. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe has implored people to stay away from the capital's famous shopping and entertainment area during the festive occasion, which usually attracts large crowds of revelers, citing safety concerns.

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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya

People walk as police officers control traffic at a scramble crossing near Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Halloween on Oct. 31, 2023. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe has implored people to stay away from the capital's famous shopping and entertainment area during the festive occasion, which usually attracts large crowds of revelers, citing safety concerns.

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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya

Pedestrian walk past a sign set up near Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Oct. 31, 2023, warning people that the area is not a venue for Halloween events. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe has implored people to stay away from the capital's famous shopping and entertainment area during the festive occasion, which usually attracts large crowds of revelers, citing safety concerns.

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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya

Pedestrian walk past a sign set up in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Oct. 31, 2023, warning people that the area is not a venue for Halloween events. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe has implored people to stay away from the capital's famous shopping and entertainment area during the festive occasion, which usually attracts large crowds of revelers, citing safety concerns.

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Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya

Pedestrian walk through a street in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 31, 2023, with installed roadside signs warning people that the area is not a venue for Halloween events. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe has implored people to stay away from the capital's famous shopping and entertainment area during the festive occasion, which usually attracts large crowds of revelers, citing safety concerns.

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Mayor asks no Halloween party on Shibuya streets

Ken Hasebe, mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023. Hasebe asked people to refrain from coming to the streets of the popular district of Shibuya to drink alcohol during Halloween on Oct. 31, citing safety concerns for the day that usually attracts large crowds of partygoers every year.

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Tokyo ward issues certificate for same sex couples

Ken Hasebe (L), mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, congratulates Hiroko Masuhara (C) and Koyuki Higashi as they received a certificate at the ward office on Nov. 5, 2015, recognizing their same-sex partnership as equivalent to marriage. The first such move among Japanese municipalities, it aims to combat discrimination against sexual minorities and secure social diversity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to issue same-sex partnership papers from Nov. 5

Mayor Ken Hasebe of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward holds a sample certificate at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2015. The certificate, which recognizes same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage, will be issued from Nov. 5 to gay couples aged 20 or older living in the ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Tokyo mayor making pitch for same-sex marriage

Mayor Ken Hasebe of Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, pictured on May 27, 2015, is spearheading a campaign to support same-sex marriage. He played a leading role in passing an ordinance in March permitting the issuance of a certificate recognizing same-sex couples outside the current legal family registry framework. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Shibuya eyes issuing same-sex partnership papers in October

Ken Hasebe, the newly elected mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, attends a press conference on May 27, 2015, at the ward offices. He said the municipality hopes to start issuing as early as October certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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More Japan businesses move to recognize same-sex couples

Ken Hasebe, the mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, calls on companies to implement steps to create an environment where sexual minorities can work comfortably in his speech at a seminar in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2015. The ward became Japan's first local government to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnership as being equivalent to marriage a day earlier in a bid to eliminate discrimination against sexual minorities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No Halloween party on Shibuya streets amid pandemic: mayor

Ken Hasebe, mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, shows a poster at his office on Oct. 22, 2020, telling people to refrain from coming to the streets of Shibuya during the upcoming Halloween amid the coronavirus pandemic. Shibuya has been a hot spot for Halloween events in recent years.