Pungent odor sickens several people in Tokyo's Ginza
TOKYO -- Fifteen people reported throat pain and other symptoms after a pungent odor spread near the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Monday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department.
Firefighters respond to the odor incident in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on May 25, 2026. Photo: Jiji Press
At around noon, the police received an emergency call reporting a pungent odor and people coughing.
Someone reportedly dispersed a spray and fled the scene, according to police sources.