Japan and South Korea celebrated the beginning of 2025 with traditional temple bell ringing. Due to the Boeing 737 plane crash, the celebration in Seoul was held without traditional performances. UNN reports this with reference to the BBC.
In Japan, crowds of people gathered at Tokyo's Tokudai-ji temple to take part in the ringing of bells to herald the new year.
In South Korea, New Year's celebrations will be more modest this year after 179 people died in the crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737 on December 29.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that the annual bell show will be held without performances.
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