THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 2, 2020 at 17:16 JST
Fireworks were displayed alongside the Kanmon Straits behind a Ferris wheel in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on June 1. (The photo is exposed for 5 seconds.) (Motoki Nagasawa)
Dazzling fireworks popped, banged and crackled across the nation in a surprise display that filled the sky with spectacular lights and colors at 8 p.m. on June 1. [Read More]
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