Japanese begin year-end holiday exodus at Narita

Japanese begin year-end holiday exodus at Narita

TOKYO, Japan - The annual exodus of Japanese spending the year-end holidays abroad begins Dec. 23 at Narita airport, Japan's largest international gateway. As many as 38,800 people are expected to depart on flights from the airport on that day alone, airport officials said.

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