MarketWatch.com How Japan fell in love with Halloween for adults In Tokyo, All Hallows’ Eve has gone from nonexistence to surpass New Year’s as a party and club event. Here’s why… ...

Halloween in Japan is a relatively new holiday, especially when it comes to adults. Real trick or treating for kids will probably never catch on, but the act of dressing up — be it cute or ...

Halloween is a frothy foreign import in Japan, an excuse to have a party and eat sweets. Monsters, though, are a more serious matter. They are indigenous and reputed to be everywhere.

More than 130,000 spectators enjoy the impressive costumes on show in Japan's Kawasaki Halloween parade.