Annual Tokyo fireworks festival to be held for 1st time in 4 years

A major annual firework festival in Tokyo will be held this summer for the first time in four years after the display was repeatedly canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event's organizer said Tuesday.The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, considered a mainstay summer event in the Japanese capital, is slated to be held on July 29. The festival was greenlit ahead of the government's decision to downgrade COVID-19 as a common disease next month."We would like people to be able to relax and have fun at the event for the first time in four years," a spokesperson said.Around 20,000 fireworks…READ FULL ARTICLE