More than 20,000 rocket fireworks set off

More than 20,000 rocket fireworks set off

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's biggest fireworks festival is held on the Sumida riverside in downtown Tokyo on Aug. 26, one month later than every year due to the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations' summit in Okinawa. More than rocket fireworks were displayed in the night.

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