Tokyo: A ban on alcohol came into force around Tokyo’s tourist hotspot Shibuya in an attempt to discourage raucous Halloween gatherings a year after a deadly crowd crush in South Korea.
Nearly 160 people were crushed to death in a narrow alleyway in Seoul on Oct 29 last year after tens of thousands of people poured into the Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween.
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