Japan braces for 1st total eclipse in 46 yrs

Japan braces for 1st total eclipse in 46 yrs

TOSHIMA, Japan - A group of tents are seen under a starry sky in a field of an elementary and junior high school in Akuseki Island south of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on July 18, four days before the first total solar eclipse in 46 years that can be seen from Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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