Tokyo Olympics reach six-months-to-go mark with fireworks

The Olympic rings are displayed off the shore of the Odaiba Marine Park as fireworks lit up the sky during the Tokyo 2020 Year Commemorative Ceremony in Tokyo on Friday (Jan 24) to mark six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. - AFP

TOKYO: Tokyo put on a flashy fireworks display on Friday to mark the six-months-to-go milestone for this year's Olympics.

The show took place high above a barge stationed in Tokyo Bay that supports a massive replica of the five Olympic rings, a reminder the games are almost here.