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Young Japanese celebrate coming-of-age ceremony under social distancing rules

Japan holds a coming-of-age ceremony every year on the second Monday in January for young people who have reached the age of 20 to celebrate their adulthood from that day. 

20-year-olds attend a Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

20-year-olds attend a Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

A group of young Japanese women in kimono take selfies in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

A group of young Japanese women in kimono take selfies in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

Drinking a bottle of sake in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

Drinking a bottle of sake in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

A Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

A Coming of Age Day ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

Participants sit with social distancing during a coming-of-age ceremony in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, January 9, 2021. /CFP

Participants sit with social distancing during a coming-of-age ceremony in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, January 9, 2021. /CFP

Checking body temperature before a ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

Checking body temperature before a ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, January 11, 2021. /CFP

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