Japan's Shibuya Banes Night Street Drinking All Year

Since today (1st), night street drinking has been banned around Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan, where many foreign tourists visit.Shibuya District, which has jurisdiction over

, said it will implement an ordinance on prohibiting drinking on the street at night, which passed parliament in June.

The ordinance prohibits drinking throughout the year from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the streets and parks around Shibuya Station.

Shibuya-gu has been operating an ordinance prohibiting street drinking only for a certain period of time, including Halloween, but has extended the ban to the entire year as problems surrounding street drinking continue.