Fireworks in Itoman and Uruma in hopes of an end to the coronavirus pandemic

Fireworks in Itoman and Uruma in hopes of an end to the coronavirus pandemic

Fireworks launched on July 24, the day on which the Tokyo Olympics were supposed to start, on the night of July 24 at the Itoman fishing port (about 5 second exposure, photographed by Moriaki Kise)


July 25, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On the evening of July 24, just after the date one year before the planned start of the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, fireworks were launched simultaneously around the country in the hope of adding a bit of brightness and excitement to people’s lives. In Okinawa, around 50 fireworks each were launched at the Itoman fishing port and Energic Stadium Ishikawa in Uruma.

The fireworks were planned by the Junior Chamber International Japan (JC). According to JC, fireworks were launched in 117 locations across 46 of Japan’s prefectures (with the exception of Kagoshima, where they were cancelled because of rain).
(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)

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