Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart ... Early on a cold June morning, I stood in darkness near the west bank of Tokyo’s Sumida River, watching tourists pull on bright nylon vests.

Pyrotechnics designer Hiroyuki Hirose is gearing up for the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Tokyo, during which his company will shoot off 9,500 fireworks. The July 29 display is returning ...

The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, the big daddy of summer events in Tokyo, returned in a blaze of glory July 29 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fittingly, the annual ...