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TOKYO – 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 ...

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 ...

The firework allegedly cost $1,500, was 48 inches in diameter, and contained enough gunpowder to take out a small platoon. Featured Video In Japanese it is called Yonshakudama and was produced by ...

The hot months of July and August mean summer holidays for students, crowded trips back to the ancestral home for families and plenty of festivals all over Japan. Fireworks are something everyone ...