HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--About 300 dazzling fireworks lit up the cold winter night near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Itsukushimajinja shrine here on Jan. 14. The pyrotechnics were ...

Like many public events it fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. The display will draw on the wizardry of Hirose's employer, Marutamaya Ogatsu Fireworks Co., which is headquartered in Tokyo.