The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the mechanisms behind lunar and solar eclipses, as ...

A total lunar eclipse, where the full moon is completely obscured by the Earth's shadow, was visible across Japan in the ...

People across Japan are waiting for the first total lunar eclipse in about three years. In a lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth, ...

For the first time in nearly three years, a total lunar eclipse was visible across Japan in the early hours of Sept. 8.