Return from holidays amid pandemic

Return from holidays amid pandemic

Traffic is light at the Yokohama-Aoba junction of the Tomei Expressway linking Tokyo and Nagoya on Jan. 3, 2021, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. In ordinary years, roads are crowded on Jan. 3 as many people return from holidays.

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