In some countries, Christmas decorations get taken down well after Christmas (or even New Year), but in Japan, after the 25th, it’s as if Christmas never happened. That’s because in Japan, Christmas ...

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 ...

Thousands of fireworks lit up the sky in the northwestern Japanese city of Daisen on Saturday. Twenty-eight pyrotechnic firms from across the country took part in the 97th Omagari Fireworks ...

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 makers to cheer a ...