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

When travelling to Japan in summer, firework festivals (hanabi taikai) are a highlight of Japanese culture, drawing in ...

One festival features the largest firework in the world, known as the ‘Yonshakudama’ View on euronews ...

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

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

Five people on one of the barges that caught fire were rescued after jumping into the water, with one of them taken to the ...

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

This event aims to celebrate the Japanese summer tradition and raise awareness of the threats faced by fireworks festivals ...

A spectacular summer fireworks festival in Yokohama turns chaotic when two launch barges burst into flames on the evening of August 04, 2025. This forces workers at the barges to immediately ...

What was supposed to be a dazzling summer celebration turned into a fiery nightmare off Japan’s Yokohama coast.rnrnTwo barges ...

Fireworks are a fixture of Japan's summer, drawing crowds of festivalgoers — from couples to friends and families — often ...