Hundreds of Japanese workers offer prayers, wishing for the prosperous business year at Kanda Myojin in Tokyo on the first business day of New Year, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Kanda Myojin is known as the shrine of commerce and industry. [Photo/Agencies]

A boy copies his father praying at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo Jan 4, 2011, on the first business day of the year. [Photo/Agencies]