Returning holidaymakers from abroad peak at Narita airport

Returning holidaymakers from abroad peak at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Parents and their children return to Narita International Airport, the nation's largest international gateway, on Jan. 5 from their holiday. Throngs of holidaymakers crowded the arrival lobbies of the airport the same day after spending their extended holidays around the New Year's Day. (Kyodo)

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