Tokyo's Shibuya swamped by costume-clad Halloween revelers

Kyodo -- Nov 01

Tokyo's famous Shibuya district was flooded by costume-clad Halloween revelers on Wednesday, forcing police to dispatch several hundred officers in preparation for a possible repeat of the past weekend's antisocial behavior.

The famous scramble crossing and shopping district near JR Shibuya station were packed with people dressed in all manner of elaborate costumes, including witches, zombies and characters from popular video games.

At around 6 p.m., a fire broke out in a building in the Shibuya district, with people watching on as flames and smoke poured from a rooftop exhaust duct. No injuries have been reported, according to the police, adding that the building hosts a number of restaurants but that the cause of the fire has not been confirmed.

Nov 01 (Kyodo) - ハロウィーン当日を迎えた31日、東京・渋谷には仮装した若者らが集まり大混雑した。27日夜から28日朝にかけては逮捕者も出たため、警視庁はトラブルに備えて警戒を強化。閉店時間を早めるなどの対策を取る店舗もあった。JR渋谷駅前のスクランブル交差点やセンター街では夕方以降、魔女やゾンビ、人気ゲームのキャラクターなどの仮装で楽しむ人であふれた。