Held annually on 30 August in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, the Omagari Fireworks Festival is recognised as one of the most ...

The head of the island’s economic office attended commemorations in Japan for the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ...

A fire broke out on a fireworks launch barge during a festival in Yokohama near Tokyo on Monday night, prompting spectators ...

One of the barges was carrying five workers, all of whom jumped into the sea to escape. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

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

The Grand Parade is a grand tradition, while other effervescent events will weave through the week-plus festivity.

Organisers admitted they ‘lost control of the fireworks’, forcing five workers to jump into the sea off the coast of Yokohama.

A seaside fireworks festival in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, was thrown into chaos on Monday evening after a fire broke ...

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Nisei Week Japanese Festival: The 83rd festival with the theme Kansha (Gratitude) is Aug. 9-17 and events include special ...

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