Silver Week' holiday period starts, traffic jammed

Silver Week' holiday period starts, traffic jammed

TOKYO, Japan - The outbound-lane of the Tomei Expressway is crowded with vehicles by holidaymakers heading for their hometowns and resorts near the Numazu interchange in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sept 19, the first day of the five-day ''Silver Week'' holiday.

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