Men brave rain of firework sparks during central Japan festival

Men hold tubes of fireworks amid a rain of sparks during a performance at a summer festival in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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