Tokyo firefighters hold New Year's parade, drills

TOKYO, Japan - Men dressed as Edo-period firefighters demonstrate traditional skills by performing acrobatic stunts on ladders during the Tokyo Fire Department's annual New Year parade held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition hall in the capital's bay area on Jan. 6.

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