Fireworks festivals - known as hanabi taikai - are a highlight of Japanese summer culture, drawing millions of spectators ...

One of the barges serving as a launch platform for the fireworks had caught fire. All five workers on board jumped into the ...

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

A fireworks display at a festival in Japan was halted early after fireworks hit two of the eight launch barges packed with ...

About 10,000 fireworks lit up the summer night sky during the Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival at Otsu Port in the city of ...

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Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

The Japanese call fireworks hanabi, meaning "fire flower." The name suggests not only a physical resemblance, but also an existential one. Fireworks bloom, but only for a moment, dazzling ...

Fireworks have a centuries-old tradition in Japan, where massive, colourful displays are an iconic symbol of summer and draw hordes of people, many wearing bright summer kimono. They began as a ...