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  • 2022-01-07 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Video Show A New Year’s Fireworks Display In Japan? (en)
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  • A video shared on Facebook claims to show a New Year’s fireworks display in Japan. Verdict: Misleading The video shows digitally created fireworks, not an actual New Year’s fireworks show in Japan. Fact Check: Countries all over the world celebrated the coming of the new year with fireworks and other festivities, according to DW . One video shared on Facebook claims to show a large fireworks show that occurred in Japan in celebration of the new year. Japan New Years FireWorks are so [fire emoji], reads text included in the video. (RELATED: Did The Japanese Movie ‘Akira’ Predict The Coronavirus Outbreak?) The video, however, does not show a real fireworks display that occurred in Japan. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found the same video was shared on Youtube in November 2014, with the title, FWsim Mount Fuji Synchronized Fireworks Show. FWsim is a simulation software that allows users to create realistic-looking, computer-generated videos of fireworks. Its website features several fireworks simulation videos set in a variety of locations around the world. New Year’s Eve in Japan is typically spent at home with family and countdown events are not all that common, according to Tokyo Cheapo . An annual New Year’s Eve countdown at Tokyo’s Shibuya crossing was canceled this year due to concerns about COVID-19, Sky News reported . Many people this year visited temples and shrines on New Year’s Eve, according to Japan Today . Check Your Fact previously debunked a video in 2020 claiming to show fireworks during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The video was also created using the FWsim software. (en)
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