Return rush of summer vacationers peaks in Japan

Return rush of summer vacationers peaks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A platform for shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station in central Tokyo is crowded with people returning from their hometowns and resort areas on Aug. 16, 2014, after the Bon summer vacation, as the number of such people peaked the same day.

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