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However, yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, a Halloween festival was held which was attended by a large number of citizens.
The crowd gathered in Itaewon.
It was different from ours in that the Japanese police got directly into the command car and controlled the scene.
This was reported by correspondent Hyun Young-jun from Tokyo.
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The famous Japanese Halloween festival, Shibuya street in Tokyo.
It was festival time last night in Itaewon, Seoul.
Even in Tokyo, Japan, where cosplay culture has traditionally been active, many people have flocked to enjoy Halloween.
Hundreds of police officers are deployed to the point of overwhelming at first glance. In addition to maintaining traffic and order, a separate police force has been established to prevent crushing incidents.
What stands out are the police commanders installed across the street.
The so-called DJ Police.
Like a DJ in a concert hall, it is DJ Police’s job to climb to the top of the police command car and look down on the crowd to guide pedestrians and prevent crowd accidents.
[DJ 폴리스(일본 경시청 기동대)]
“Please proceed slowly while looking at the person in front of you. Please do not stop at the intersection as it could cause an accident due to congestion.”
It was only after the large-scale crushing incident in 2001 that on-the-spot control was tightened up at the crowd location.
About 200,000 people flocked to the Akashi Fireworks Festival in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and as they moved to the train station after the event, a bottleneck occurred on the narrow pedestrian bridge and a crushing accident occurred.
Like the sloping lanes of Itaewon, I was pushed and fell all at once on a bridge where there was no way out.
11 dead and 183 wounded.
Since then, hundreds of Japanese policemen have been deployed to prevent crushing incidents in Shibuya, Tokyo and other places where Christmas, Halloween and New Year’s events take place.
Also, it is forbidden to drink on the street in situations where there are temporarily a lot of people like this time.
The United States is also paying close attention to Halloween security incidents.
In New York, dangerous areas like Manhattan and Brooklyn are closed on Halloween and Airbnb, a well-known housing brokerage, completely bans Halloween parties in housing.
The Japanese people, who are most excited about Korea’s Halloween parties, are shocked by the Itaewon Halloween incident.
In particular, Japanese netizens express their regret at the news that a major disaster has occurred in Itaewon, which they were familiar with the drama.
I’m Young-Jun Hyun of MBC News from Tokyo.
Video Coverage: Kim Jin-ho / Video Editing: Park Cheon-gyu
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