'Brief shining of the light': Japan's fireflies dance - and mate - in isolation amid Covid-19

Next year visitors to Tatsuno will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully', says mayor

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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 incandescent insects is being performed without spectators, after coronavirus prevention measures forced organisers of a popular firefly festival to cancel the event.