Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
TOKYO (AP) — Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group performed ladder stunts and other activities during an annual fire brigade review Tuesday in Tokyo.
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Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group spin a matoi, a traditional flag once used by Edo-period fire brigades during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of the rescue team perform during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group retreat from the venue near latest fire engines during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group dish to take positions to perform during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of firefighters with full-body hazardous materials protective suits, raise arms during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of fire brigades are reflected on a front window of the latest fire engine during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group hold a matoi, a traditional flag once used by Edo-period fire brigades as a the latest fire engine past by during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group hold a matoi, a traditional flag once used by Edo-period fire brigades during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of the firefighter hold flags during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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