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RECAP: Fireball Illuminates Nights Sky Across Western Japan

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, briefly illuminating the sky and surprising residents. Authorities said observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 p.m., when the light was seen.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies 5

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Apparent fireball reported in Japan

Photo taken by an unmanned fixed-point camera at 11:08 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2025, shows the Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Many people in western and southwestern Japan reported on social media seeing what appeared to be a fireball on the night of Aug. 19.

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Apparent fireball reported in Japan

Photo taken by a fixed-point infrared camera at 11:08 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2025, shows what appeared to be a fireball in Nachikatsuura in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama. Many people in western and southwestern Japan reported on social media seeing such a phenomenon on the night of Aug. 19.

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Apparent fireball reported in Japan

Photo taken by an unmanned fixed-point camera at 11:08 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2025, shows the Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Many people in western and southwestern Japan reported on social media seeing what appeared to be a fireball on the night of Aug. 19.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies 3

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies 4

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies 2

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Japan: Huge Fireball – Possible Meteorite Lit Up Night Skies

A fireball was spotted across Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, streaming down the night sky and possibly representing a meteorite. Authorities said that observation equipment also recorded air vibrations shortly after 11 PM, when the light was spotted.

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Japan: Fireball Lights Up Skies Over Kyushu Region 2

A fireball was spotted across Kyushu, southern Japan Sunday evening, August 11.

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Japan: Bright Fireball Streaks Across Night Sky Over Kawasaki

A fireball was captured on camera early Monday, August 12 in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINESE ARTIST-CAI GUOQIANG-EXHIBITION

(230629) -- TOKYO, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition of Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang at the National Art Center Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2023. The exhibition, titled "Ramble in the Cosmos-From Primeval Fireball Onward," opened here Thursday and will last until Aug. 21. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINESE ARTIST-CAI GUOQIANG-EXHIBITION

(230629) -- TOKYO, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person visits an exhibition of Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang at the National Art Center Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2023. The exhibition, titled "Ramble in the Cosmos-From Primeval Fireball Onward," opened here Thursday and will last until Aug. 21. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINESE ARTIST-CAI GUOQIANG-EXHIBITION

(230629) -- TOKYO, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition of Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang at the National Art Center Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2023. The exhibition, titled "Ramble in the Cosmos-From Primeval Fireball Onward," opened here Thursday and will last until Aug. 21. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINESE ARTIST-CAI GUOQIANG-EXHIBITION

(230629) -- TOKYO, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person visits an exhibition of Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang at the National Art Center Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2023. The exhibition, titled "Ramble in the Cosmos-From Primeval Fireball Onward," opened here Thursday and will last until Aug. 21. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINESE ARTIST-CAI GUOQIANG-EXHIBITION

(230629) -- TOKYO, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person visits an exhibition of Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang at the National Art Center Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2023. The exhibition, titled "Ramble in the Cosmos-From Primeval Fireball Onward," opened here Thursday and will last until Aug. 21. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)