Countries across the world ring in the new year : NPR
The year 2022 is turning to 2023 in time zones across the world, starting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Some of the first people who celebrated 2023 live in Kiribati, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, with a population of less than 122,000 people.
And some of the last people to celebrate the new year reside in the islands of Niue and American Samoa, which lie southwest of the Kiribati Islands but on the other side of the international date line.
Here’s a look at how people are celebrating the New Year in various countries.
Australia
Fireworks can be seen over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.
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Fireworks can be seen over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.
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Japan
People try to cross the street shortly before midnight for New Year’s celebrations in the Shibuya area of Tokyo.
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People try to cross the street shortly before midnight for New Year’s celebrations in the Shibuya area of Tokyo.
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Philippines
Fireworks explode over buildings during New Year’s celebrations in Manila, Philippines.
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Fireworks explode over buildings during New Year’s celebrations in Manila, Philippines.
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India
People celebrate at the sea promenade in Mumbai, India.
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People celebrate at the sea promenade in Mumbai, India.
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Indonesia
Revelers celebrate the New Year at the Selamat Datang Monument at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Revelers celebrate the New Year at the Selamat Datang Monument at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Thailand
Fireworks explode over the King Taksin Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Fireworks explode over the King Taksin Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
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