Tokyo tourist hotspot urges public to stay away over Halloween safety concerns

A year after a deadly crowd crush in South Korea, a ban on alcohol came into force around Tokyo's tourist hotspot Shibuya on Friday in an attempt to discourage Halloween gatherings. In Tokyo, tens of thousands of people, Japanese and foreign, have crowded the narrow streets around Shibuya in the past years dressing up zombie costumes.
Nearly 160 people were crushed to death in a narrow alleyway in Seoul on October 29 last year after tens of thousands of people poured into the Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween. The crowds have slowed down emergency services attempting to reach people in need.