I find it slightly absurd that no English blog reported on this, seeing as it was the talk of Twitter all day as well as making the nationwide evening news…
The Akihabara pedestrian heaven (hokousha-tengoku, i.e. hokoten) reopened today after 2 years 7 months. You may recall that it was closed when some insane person plowed his car into the pedestrians and stabbed some people. This morning a moment of silence was held for the victims of that attack and their families. Afterwards the street was opened to pedestrians, for walking only. Akiba’s old tradition of dancing on the streets is unfortunately now prohibited so the celebration was muted. Police were posted on many corners, officially for safety but probably to prevent dance outbreaks. After the initial rush onto the street it just became a big mall, with the occasional cosplayer. Leafleting is also prohibited but who gives a shit about those people anyway?