Firefighters celebrate new year by acrobatic stunts

Firefighters celebrate new year by acrobatic stunts

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a group preserving traditional Japanese firefighting techniques celebrate the new year by performing acrobatic stunts on bamboo ladders in an event called ''dezome-shiki.'' The event was sponsored by the Tokyo Fire Department and took place at the Tokyo Big Site in Ariake, Tokyo, on Jan. 6.

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