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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

A lantern floats on a river in Tokyo in memory of over 100,000 victims killed in U.S. air raids of the capital during World War II on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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[Breaking News]Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

AOMORI, Japan, Aug. 4 Kyodo - Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. (Kyodo)

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

NOTO, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Lantern festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry giant lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto, a town in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 4, 2025, devastated by a powerful quake that hit the region on Jan. 1, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Fire festival in quake-hit central Japan town

NOTO, Japan, July 5 Kyodo - People carry towering lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 5, 2024, about six months after a powerful quake hit the Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry towering lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 5, 2024, about six months after a powerful quake hit the Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Fire festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry towering lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 5, 2024, about six months after a powerful quake hit the Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Fire festival in quake-hit central Japan town

People carry towering lantern floats called kiriko during the Abare fire festival, dating back to the 17th century, in Noto in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on July 5, 2024, about six months after a powerful quake hit the Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Anime, comic character lantern floats in Japan festival

A paper lantern float featuring characters from the "Pokemon" animation series are paraded through the streets during the Manga Ebuta Matsuri festival in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2023.

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Anime, manga character lantern floats in Japan festival

A paper lantern float featuring characters from Hayao Miyazaki's popular animation film "My Neighbor Totoro" are paraded through the streets during the Manga Ebuta Matsuri festival in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2023.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Tourist floats lantern to make wish in Taiwan

TOKYO, Japan - A man flies a lantern made of bamboo and grease paper in a mountainous area near Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 9, 2014, to make a wish in the traditional way. A different color on each side of the lantern is dedicated to a different wish. (Photo by Kazuhiko Yamashita)

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69th anniversary of A-bombing observed in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A girl floats a candle-lit lantern on the Motoyasu River adjacent to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, in memory of victims of the 1945 A-bombing on its 69th anniversary.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Large lantern floats depicting human figures parade through the streets in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. The largest float called Nebuta is about nine meters wide, about five meters tall, and weighs about four tons. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year.

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Floats stand on Kyoto avenue as Gion Festival begins

KYOTO, Japan - Lantern-hanging floats stand on the Shijo Dori boulevard in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 14, 2014, on the opening day of this year's Gion Festival.

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Lantern-lit floats drawn during Takayama Spring Festival

GIFU, Japan - Lantern-lit floats are drawn along a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, as part of the Takayama Spring Festival on April 14, 2014.

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Lantern-lit floats drawn during Takayama Spring Festival

GIFU, Japan - Lantern-lit floats are drawn along a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, as part of the Takayama Spring Festival on April 14, 2014.

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Huge floats feature at Goshogawara festival

GOSHOGAWARA, Japan - Huge doll lantern floats are carried through a shopping street in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 4 in an annual five-day festival that began the same day.

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U.S. citizens offer peace prayers in time for A-bomb anniversaries

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - An American woman floats a lantern on a stream in Berkeley, California, on Aug. 7. She was one of some 300 U.S. citizens who gathered to offer prayers for peace in time for the 59th anniversaries of the 1945 atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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6-day Aomori Nebuta Festival begins

Large lantern floats depicting human figures parade through the streets with large taiko drums, musicians and dancers in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2015, during the Aomori Nebuta Festival. The largest float called Nebuta is about five meters tall, and weighs about four tons. The festival, which will run through Aug. 7, is expected to draw more than 2.5 million people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist floats lantern to make wish in Taiwan

TOKYO, Japan - A man flies a lantern made of bamboo and grease paper in a mountainous area near Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 9, 2014, to make a wish in the traditional way. A different color on each side of the lantern is dedicated to a different wish. (Photo by Kazuhiko Yamashita) (Kyodo)

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69th anniversary of A-bombing observed in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A girl floats a candle-lit lantern on the Motoyasu River adjacent to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, in memory of victims of the 1945 A-bombing on its 69th anniversary. (Kyodo)

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Large lantern floats depicting human figures parade through the streets in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. The largest float called Nebuta is about nine meters wide, about five meters tall, and weighs about four tons. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year. (Kyodo)

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Floats stand on Kyoto avenue as Gion Festival begins

KYOTO, Japan - Lantern-hanging floats stand on the Shijo Dori boulevard in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 14, 2014, on the opening day of this year's Gion Festival. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Ryuho Tatsuta, an artist who creates lantern floats for the annual Nebuta summer festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, holds on April 17, 2020, a skeleton of a float that was supposed to be used for the 2020 festival. This year's Nebuta festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

A girl floats a lantern on Motoyasu River in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2019, in memory of victims of the atomic bombing of the city, on its 74th anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima marks 73rd A-bomb anniversary

A child floats a candle-lit lantern on a river in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2018, in memory of victims of the atomic bombing on its 73rd anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day run

People pull a colorful three-dimensional lantern float designed after famous historical and mythological Japanese characters in downtown Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2016, as the Aomori Nebuta Festival started for a six-day run. A total of 27 floats called Nebuta took part in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day run

Colorful three-dimensional lantern floats designed after warrior dolls parade through the streets in downtown Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2016, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. The large floats called Nebuta is about 5 meters tall and weighs about 4 tons. Organizers expect the festival to attract more people than last year's 2.69 million. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. citizens offer peace prayers in time for A-bomb anniversari

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - An American woman floats a lantern on a stream in Berkeley, California, on Aug. 7. She was one of some 300 U.S. citizens who gathered to offer prayers for peace in time for the 59th anniversaries of the 1945 atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo)