People across Japan were treated to a full moon during the mid-autumn festival on Sept. 21 for the first time in eight years. The moon that rises on Aug. 15 on the lunar calendar, equivalent to Sept.

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The JMA said the best time to now see the autumn foliage would be around 5 December in Tokyo and ... 130 years ago. Japan’s highest mountain is usually covered in snow by mid-October, signalling ...

From wolfing down too many mooncakes to rounding up your entire family to marvel at the full moon, there are certain traditions without which the Mid-Autumn Festival simply wouldn’t be the same.