A person dressed as a no face from the animation, Spirited Away during the Halloween celebrations in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Wednesday October 31st 2018 .  Halloween has grown massively popular  in Japan over the last few yers. Primarily an event for young adults who use it as a chance to dress up in inventive costumes and spend the night partying . In recent years the misbehaviour of some revellers has caused a heavier police presence on the street and  a push back from the Japanese society, and media  who see no need for nor benefits to this western cultural import.