A pyrotechnic display of exceptional scale and power recently garnered attention in Japan. The yonshakudama, considered the pinnacle of Japanese pyrotechnics, was launched and aroused admiration for ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - On a night not too far in the future but still being kept secret, skies across Japan will light up with simultaneous fireworks displays from north to south in a plan by fireworks ...

With summer approaching, it’s time to anticipate another season of cultural festivals in Japan, and the exciting displays of hanabi, or fireworks, that accompany them. Fireworks have been a big part ...

Osaka Expo may be over, but its legacy lives on. As two of Myaku-Myaku’s most popular statues embark on a prefecture-wide tour, another beloved Expo highlight is also making a comeback. The grand ...

Akiko Amano, the sole Japanese judo referee at this year's Tokyo Olympics, has a full-time job that involves more heat and energy than a gold medal match: She is the first female head of a famed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in Japan was filmed setting off fireworks at Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing, one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in ...