Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season dusted on the peak of Mt. Fuji. The iconic mountain, located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, saw its first snowfall after going through the longest period without snow since records began. (Kyodo/Mizuki Sakai)

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 6, 2024, shows the first snow of the season dusted on the peak of Mt. Fuji. The iconic mountain, located on the borders of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, saw its first snowfall after going through the longest period without snow since records began. (Kyodo/Mizuki Sakai)

KYODO PHOTOS OF THE MONTH

November 2024

Skewered persimmons are hung for drying in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2024, as production of the seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, hit its peak. (Kyodo/Masaki Takasaki)

Skewered persimmons are hung for drying in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2024, as production of the seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, hit its peak. (Kyodo/Masaki Takasaki)

Maegashira Oho pushes out maegashira Nishikigi on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 24, 2024. (Kyodo/Kai Naito)

Maegashira Oho pushes out maegashira Nishikigi on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 24, 2024. (Kyodo/Kai Naito)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a rally in Macon, Georgia, on Nov. 3, 2024. Trump was three days later elected U.S. president after scoring a decisive victory over his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris. (Kyodo/Yohei Fukai)

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a rally in Macon, Georgia, on Nov. 3, 2024. Trump was three days later elected U.S. president after scoring a decisive victory over his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris. (Kyodo/Yohei Fukai)

Bamboo lanterns are lit in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, in remembrance of Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor who was killed while doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo/Haruna Furuhashi)

Bamboo lanterns are lit in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, in remembrance of Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor who was killed while doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan in December 2019. (Kyodo/Haruna Furuhashi)

A famous giant ginkgo tree in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, glows in the darkness as it is floodlit for the fall foliage viewing season on Nov. 23, 2024. Nicknamed the "Big Yellow," the enormous tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall and has a girth of about 22 meters. (Kyodo/Miyuki Saito)

A famous giant ginkgo tree in Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, glows in the darkness as it is floodlit for the fall foliage viewing season on Nov. 23, 2024. Nicknamed the "Big Yellow," the enormous tree, over 1,000 years old, is 31 meters tall and has a girth of about 22 meters. (Kyodo/Miyuki Saito)

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, hoping for a full house. (Kyodo/Kimio Ida)

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, hoping for a full house. (Kyodo/Kimio Ida)

The reenactment of a ceremony that took place at the time of the founding of Taga Castle in Takajo, Miyagi Prefecture, is held on Nov. 1, 2024, as the castle celebrated its 1,300th anniversary. (Kyodo/Atsuhiro Maeda)

The reenactment of a ceremony that took place at the time of the founding of Taga Castle in Takajo, Miyagi Prefecture, is held on Nov. 1, 2024, as the castle celebrated its 1,300th anniversary. (Kyodo/Atsuhiro Maeda)

A preschooler takes part in a mandarin picking event in Hirono, a town in Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kyodo/Seiji Nakamura)

A preschooler takes part in a mandarin picking event in Hirono, a town in Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kyodo/Seiji Nakamura)

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Dekopin, also known as Decoy. (Kyodo/Kotaro Ueda)

"Hina" traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers of 2024 are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2024, including MLB star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, his wife Mamiko and the couple's dog Dekopin, also known as Decoy. (Kyodo/Kotaro Ueda)

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