A crowd of people with umbrellas filled the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district in the drizzling rain Friday as police directed them through microphones to avoid overcrowding during Halloween, though a softer crowd control approach was taken than in previous years.With the goal of managing large numbers of visitors, around 125 security personnel were deployed across 10 locations in Shibuya under the slogan "Stop troublesome Halloween" from 7 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday. The controlled areas included the popular meeting place of the Hachiko dog statue, which has been cordoned off with bar…READ FULL ARTICLE
