to chase away the "bad energy" of the last year and start the next 12 months with a "refreshing lease on life". injapan, crowds gathered at the top of mount mitake, near tokyo, to see the first sunrise of 2022 — and pray at the shrine located there for a good year ahead. the pandemic made 2021 a difficult yearfor many reasons — one of them was travel restrictions which meant many families were forced to live apart. but the recent lifting of some restrictions has meant airports have been the scene of emotional reunions across the world. and we've been looking back at some of those special moments. all across the world, 2021 has been a difficult year, yet despite newly—introduced travel restrictions there have been