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Japan tiptoes into the New Year with caution

Visitors say prayers at Meiji Shrine before it closes early on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Visitors say prayers at Meiji Shrine before it closes early on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
A shrine staff member uses a megaphone to announce the early closing time for Meiji Shrine on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
A shrine staff member uses a megaphone to announce the early closing time for Meiji Shrine on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Shinto priests walk in a line at Meiji Shrine before it closes early on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Shinto priests walk in a line at Meiji Shrine before it closes early on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
A security guard closes a gate to Meiji Shrine as it closes early on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
A security guard closes a gate to Meiji Shrine as it closes early on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
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31 Dec 2020 06:12:11 GMT9
31 Dec 2020 06:12:11 GMT9

Weather and COVID-19 are putting a damper on celebrations in Japan, which is calling off events and reducing public services.

Japan’s Imperial Household Agency has cancelled an annual New Year’s event set for Jan. 2, at which Emperor Naruhito and other imperial family members were to greet well-wishers, because of the pandemic.

Shrines have asked people to stagger visits on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metro are cancelling extra train services in the Tokyo metropolitan areas from late on Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. Snow, meanwhile, has blanketed parts of the country, leading to about 140 cancelled flights and other disruptions.

Reuters

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