DAISEN, Akita Prefecture--Billed as one of Japan’s top fireworks festivals, the 96th All-Japan National Fireworks Competition will be held Aug. 31 along the Omonogawa river here, organizers ...

in Miyama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Mainichi/Kazuya Inoue) MIYAMA, Fukuoka -- Among the varieties of fireworks in Japan, traditional handheld sparklers remain popular. Yet there are ...

The Japanese missile can evade defenses by traveling at more than five times the speed of sound and maneuvering within the atmosphere.