Monday marked Coming-of-Age Day, bringing with it the usual festivities that saw Japan's 20-year-olds celebrate their newfound adulthood — each in their own way.
While some took the holiday as sufficient reason to go crazy and carouse, others stopped to ponder what it means to be an adult, what they want for their future and what they expect of the nation's policymakers.
This year's Coming-of-Age Day precedes the Upper House election this summer, the first chance for the new adults to contribute their voices to national politics.