Subject: Re: [94attendees] Alert: Heightened Security - Tokyo, Japan

From: Randall Gellens <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 05:44:58 -0700

At 4:21 PM -0400 10/30/15, Himanshu Shah wrote:

>  From: Shah, Himanshu
>  Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 4:18 PM
>  To: '94attendees'
>  Subject: FW: Alert: Heightened Security - Tokyo, Japan
>
>  Hope this doesn't affect my transport from 
> Narita to yokohama - arriving on Oct 31st 
> around 4:30pm..
>  BTW - anybody else coming around that time?

It's a bit late now, but I arrived at the same 
time (AA from LAX).  Too the N'EX to Yokohama, 
then a taxi to the wrong hotel, then a taxi to 
the right hotel.  Can't be blamed on Shibuya, 
driver didn't know where the Intercontinental 
was.  I had the hotel name printed in Japanese, 
but he didn't know it and spent 20 minutes 
driving around trying to work his navigation 
unit, finally gave up, dumped at the Continental 
Ballroom or something.

>  From: <mailto:[email-masked]>[email-masked] 
> [<mailto:[email-masked]>mailto:[email-masked]]
>  Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 2:41 PM
>  To: Shah, Himanshu
>  Subject: Alert: Heightened Security - Tokyo, Japan
>
>  Worldcue® Alert
>  Severity: Informational Alert
>  Culture: Authorities deploying riot police and 
> increasing security for annual gathering in 
> Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 31. Expect 
> localized traffic disruptions.
>  This alert affects Tokyo
>  This alert began 30 Oct 2015 18:34 GMT and is 
> scheduled to expire 01 Nov 2015 08:00 GMT.
>
>  Event: Heightened security
>  Location: Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya District, Tokyo
>  Date: Oct. 31
>  Impact: Localized traffic disruptions
>  Summary
>  Authorities are planning to deploy 800 riot 
> police to the Shibuya crossing area in central 
> Tokyo on the evening of Oct. 31 to ensure 
> public safety during the annual Halloween 
> gathering 
> (<https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z-GtAxDaYq9A.kkJU5u2m3MWc&usp=sharing>map). 
> Severe crowding is likely in the area; in 
> recent years, the number of revelers has 
> swelled to the tens of thousands. Ground travel 
> will likely be severely disrupted during the 
> event; during the 2014 gathering, the entire 
> area around the busy Shibuya crossing and 
> Shibuya station became impassable for several 
> hours. Despite the heightened security, serious 
> violence is unlikely.
>
>  Advice
>  Prepare for localized traffic disruptions in 
> Shibuya District on the night of Oct. 31; 
> consider detouring around the area. Allow 
> additional time to reach any destinations in 
> the Shibuya Crossing area or in proximity to 
> Shibuya station.
>  Related Advice: 
> <https://worldcue.ijet.com/tic/DisplayIoContent.public?ioId=31212>Tips 
> for reducing your vulnerability in the event of 
> civil unrest.
>
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Randall Gellens
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