Rush of travelers returning from New Year holidays

Rush of travelers returning from New Year holidays

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 2, 2012, shows the Chugoku Expressway jammed with vehicles in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The rush of travelers returning to the Tokyo metropolitan region from New Year holidays in their hometowns or other travel destinations began the same day, jamming trains, flights and expressways across Japan. (Kyodo)

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