It’s summer! All across Japan, there are huge (and impressive) fireworks displays. And yesterday, some of Japan’s most popular manga characters got their own. Above is a fireworks version of Doraemon, ...

Japan launched a game changer in the fireworks department. Thanks to Digg, we have that rare fireworks video that actually satisfies our need to watch some explosively brilliant entertainment. So ...

The grand fireworks that enthralled visitors at last year's Osaka Expo will be restaged to rekindle the awe and wonder we felt at the six-month-long world's fair. Initially set for April 4 but was ...

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 onlookers ...

Large-scale fireworks displays are major events in Japan, often drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators at a time. The people who set up and create these wonders often go unseen, though, so it’s ...

What was supposed to be a dazzling summer celebration turned into a fiery nightmare off Japan’s Yokohama coast.Two barges loaded with fireworks for a festival caught fire just before the display could ...

To turn around the struggling local tourism and fireworks industries hurt by the pandemic, the city is producing a promotional video to show the world the charms of the Omagari fireworks festival.

Hanabi (fireworks) are a feature of summer in Japan. Whether it’s the shelves stocked with fireworks big and small to use at your next barbecue or one of the many firework festivals held during the ...