As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors. But this year, the dance of the ...

According to Konuma, genji-botaru fireflies flash every two seconds in western Japan, while they flash every four seconds in eastern Japan. One theory behind that is the firefly habitats were ...

the video streaming service provider, the film can be viewed in more than 190 countries, almost the entire world, although Japan is not among them. “Grave of the Fireflies” is based on an ...

Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli is renowned for light-hearted classics like My Neighbour Totoro but 30 years ago it released Grave of the Fireflies, a war anime with a powerful message that ...

But tourists often inadvertently kill fireflies by stepping on them ... Firefly festivals are organised in countries including Japan, Belgium, and India, and social media is magnifying this ...