TOKYO -- As Tokyo continues to record dozens of new coronavirus cases each day, the Kabukicho nightlife district in Shinjuku Ward has become a particular focus for concerns over the spread of ...

Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, a 225-meter-tall entertainment complex, has opened in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward with the ambitious goal of drawing in hordes of foreign tourists by embodying the fun of the famed ...

A crowd of young people in costumes and tourists are seen at Toyoko Plaza (a.k.a. Cine City Plaza) in Shinjuku Ward's Kabukicho entertainment district on Oct. 31, 2023. (Mainichi/Yuta Kumamoto) TOKYO ...

Tokyo’s constantly changing and evolving, and it can be a tad overwhelming to keep up with all the new and upcoming attractions. There’s a lot to look forward to in 2023, including the new teamLab ...

TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, which opens on Friday, April 17th, is one of the largest movie theaters in Tokyo, and Toho describes it as ``Godzilla class.'' On the 8th floor of the building, a Godzilla head ...

Shinjuku Ward is the latest district in Tokyo to take aim at a ban on street drinking on Halloween, New Year’s Eve and other festive occasions. The ban would apply to outdoor drinking around ...

The predecessor to this venue, the Nakajima Shinjuku Noh Butai, was established in 1941. In 2022, the Smappa! Group, which runs various businesses in Kabukicho, purchased the facility and renamed it ...

Pictures don't lie. And especially in 2020, video images of police brutality -- captured on security cameras and smartphones -- have provoked outrage in the streets. And not only in the United States.

Crane games – Japan loves them, needs them, and sometimes breaks them. And on January 7, 2021, the Sega Shinjuku Kabukicho arcade in donwtown Tokyo officially received a certificate saying they broke ...