By KAZUSHIGE KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer
July 26, 2023 at 07:00 JST
Pyrotechnician Hiroyuki Hirose handles fireworks at the Marutamaya Ogatsu Fireworks Co. plant in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture. (Kazushige Kobayashi)
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. [Read More]
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