THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 9, 2020 at 17:45 JST
The platform for a Shinkansen bullet train heading to Kyushu is far less crowded than a typical year at Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka on Aug. 8, the first day of the Bon festival holiday week. (Sayuri Ide)
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