Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into ...

Held annually on 30 August in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, the Omagari Fireworks Festival is recognised as one of the most prestigious fireworks festivals in Japan. It hosts a national fireworks ...

Five workers at a fireworks festival jumped into the sea Monday night to escape a dramatic fire on two barges loaded with ...

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

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

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

The Tokyo Olympics may have been postponed to next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but at least we got one heck of a fireworks show, right? Social media has been oohing and ahhing this ...

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