Returning New Year's travelers swamp Narita, Kansai airports

Returning New Year's travelers swamp Narita, Kansai airports

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese travelers returning from New Year's holidays abroad crowd Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Jan. 14. The airport expects some 43,000 arrivals the same day, while an estimated 25,000 arrivals are anticipated at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.

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