By NAOKO KAWAMURA/ Staff Writer
July 28, 2024 at 12:36 JST
Fireworks light up the night sky over the Sumidagawa river in Tokyo on July 27. (Naoko Kawamura aboard an Asahi Shimbun helicopter)
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, a summer tradition in Tokyo since the feudal era, lit up the night sky July 27 in an explosion of color and big bangs. [Read More]
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