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Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies held across Japan

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Young women in colorful kimonos and smartly-dressed men celebrated Coming-of-Age Day at ceremonies across Japan on Monday.

Coming-of-Age Day is held annually on the second Monday of January.

As usual, Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea were popular spots for young adults to celebrate the day after their ceremonies. About 2,000 new adults were invited to a special Twenty Years Old Gathering event at DisneySea.

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Mickey Mouse joins participants at their Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea on Monday. Image: KYODO

In Osaka, an event was held in which 20-year-olds climbed the stairs of a 300-meter-tall building to the observation deck on the 60th floor.

This event is held every year at the Abeno Harukas high-rise building in Abeno Ward, Osaka, under the theme of "Climbing the Stairs to Adulthood." Participants walked up the stairs from the basement floor to the 60th floor, where the observation deck is located.

Yokohama Arena had the biggest gathering with approximately 11,000 people attending a morning ceremony. A second ceremony was held in the afternoon.

The government lowered the age of adulthood to 18 from 20 in April 2022 by revising the Civil Code and changing the legal definition of an adult for the first time in over 140 years, opening up new freedoms and responsibilities for 18- and 19-year-olds.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled 1.09 million as of Jan 1.

Of those who have reached Japan's legal adult age, 560,000 were men and 530,000 were women, accounting for 0.88 percent of the total population, the ministry said.

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Wishing all "new adults" happy, safe and memorable festivities. The izakayas nation-wide will be doing a roaring trade!

0 ( +17 / -17 )

Celebrating adulthood at a children's theme park. Sounds legit.

-7 ( +17 / -24 )

 the number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled 1.09 million as of Jan 1.

Every year Japan has record low young people.

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20230101-81386/

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Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日) or Old People Day is more and more becoming relevant to current situation in Japan.

-17 ( +7 / -24 )

Congratulations to all those celebrating their coming of age in 2025.

5 ( +12 / -7 )

Congratulations!

-2 ( +5 / -7 )

Nice Main Photo but that KIRIN logo is a TURN OFF.

-7 ( +2 / -9 )

great that they are old enough to take on social responsibilities. mmmh, but not sure about the prevalence of guys checking their images. and ignoring the carefully decked out young women. put the phones away guys, you are adults now, only 3years to ensure manhood.

-8 ( +3 / -11 )

Congratulations to all new adults, wishing you a happy new life. The world is your Oyster if you just do it right !! best of luck to you all.

-5 ( +4 / -9 )

Coming-of-Age Day, a ghastly contradiction in terms.

Traditionally culturally a milestone to celebrate in flamboyant public display of colorful kimonos and and smartly-dressed men 

Is the reality not, a dysfunctionality, a refusal to not fully grasp the political economic realities of to the need to seize the moment before them, to diversify, to stand proud and find a purpose?

To risk, to change minds, to innovate.

Yet the world of work awaiting, is invariably seniority based, paper shuffling mediocracy.

The depopulation crisis is not occur by accident.

-3 ( +4 / -7 )

I suggest a new concept

Accepting-a-Time-to-Reform-Day.

The old making way for the new.

-6 ( +3 / -9 )

I'm not familiar with Japanese income tax rules. Was the age of adulthood lowered from 20 to 18 as a way to increase tax revenues?

-4 ( +2 / -6 )

congratulation!

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Is the reality not, a dysfunctionality, a refusal to not fully grasp the political economic realities of to the need to seize the moment before them, to diversify, to stand proud and find a purpose?

You could be right. Where I lived as a kid, we prepared well in advance for coming-of-age by going to the pub from age 14.

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Hope they all had a great day, and wishing them all the best in adulthood.

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Young women in colorful kimonos and and smartly-dressed men celebrated Coming-of-Age Day at ceremonies across Japan on Monday.

and and is not correct please check it

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None of the ceremonies were called "Coming of Age" or "seijin shiki", they were all 20th Year Celebrations.

-5 ( +1 / -6 )

The girls looked spectacular as always yesterday. That they are all staring at phones is truly a mark of the age.

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Wishing all "new adults" happy, safe and memorable festivities.

They have literally been "adults" for two years. It's congratulations, now you can legally drink and smoke day!

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I find it strange that they are still celebrating 20 years when they have become full adults at 18. Needs to be changed.

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