TOKYO -- Tokyo's Shibuya district will ban nighttime public drinking of alcohol year-round beginning Oct. 1, looking to quell the disruptive behavior attributed mainly to tourists and hoping to restore the area's quality of life.
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Tokyo's Shibuya cracks down on public drinking as tourist crowds swell
District to impose year-round nighttime ban with patrols targeting unruly behavior
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A member of the nightly patrol in Tokyo's Shibuya ward approaches people drinking in public. (Photo by Koki Kubota)
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