Summer holiday exodus from Japan

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - International passengers are pictured at Kansai airport, near Osaka, on Aug. 13, 2011. The annual rush of summer vacationers heading overseas peaked at Japan's major airports the same day, with the estimated number of holidaymakers down from last year in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami.

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