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SENSATIONAL STUNTS. Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review held last month in Tokyo.
Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group spin a matoi, a traditional flag once used by Edo-period fire brigades, during the annual brigade review in Tokyo. (AP Photos/Eugene Hoshiko)
From The Asian Reporter, V36, #2 (February 2, 2026), page 20.
Ladder stunts and other activities held at Tokyo fire brigade review
By Eugene Hoshiko
The Associated Press
TOKYO — Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group performed ladder stunts and other activities during an annual fire brigade review in January in Tokyo.
Members of the group spun a matoi, a traditional flag once used by Edo-period fire brigades during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review.
They appeared in full-body hazardous materials protective suits and performed several ladder stunts. Members of the rescue team also repelled down the side of a building.
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