A harvest moon looms in Osaka's Umeda area on Sept. 17, 2024. People have long observed the tradition of moon-viewing on the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar.With the air being clear, the moon is said to look most beautiful on that day. (Kyodo/Nobuki Ito)

A harvest moon looms behind Gifu Castle in the central Japan city of Gifu on Sept. 17, 2024. People have long observed the tradition of moon-viewing on the 15th day of August in the lunar calendar. With the air being clear, the moon is said to look most beautiful on that day. (Kyodo/Natsumi Yasumoto)

KYODO PHOTOS OF THE MONTH

September 2024

Video captures the moment lightning strikes over Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Sept. 12, 2024. (Kyodo/Rakuto Moriyasu)

Video captures the moment lightning strikes over Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Sept. 12, 2024. (Kyodo/Rakuto Moriyasu)

A child receives a polio vaccine at a hospital in Deir al Balah in central Gaza on Sept. 1, 2024, as Palestinian health authorities and U.N. agencies launched a large-scale emergency vaccination campaign, with Israel agreeing to temporary pauses in fighting. (Kyodo/Hassan Esdodi)

A child receives a polio vaccine at a hospital in Deir al Balah in central Gaza on Sept. 1, 2024, as Palestinian health authorities and U.N. agencies launched a large-scale emergency vaccination campaign, with Israel agreeing to temporary pauses in fighting. (Kyodo/Hassan Esdodi)

A spectator peeks through a pair of binoculars during the Paris Paralympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France national stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Sept. 8, 2024. (Kyodo/Iori Sagisawa)

A spectator peeks through a pair of binoculars during the Paris Paralympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France national stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Sept. 8, 2024. (Kyodo/Iori Sagisawa)

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets reporters in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 9, 2024, as he insists on completing his four-year term despite growing pressure to step down over abuse of power allegations. Later in the month, the prefectural assembly unanimously adopted a no-confidence motion against Saito. (Kyodo/Yu Nakajima)

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito meets reporters in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 9, 2024, as he insists on completing his four-year term despite growing pressure to step down over abuse of power allegations. Later in the month, the prefectural assembly unanimously adopted a no-confidence motion against Saito. (Kyodo/Yu Nakajima)

Takumu Nakano after hitting a single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Hanshin Tigers a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Hiroshima Carp during a Central League baseball game at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2024. (Kyodo/Miki Matsuzaki)

Takumu Nakano after hitting a single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Hanshin Tigers a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Hiroshima Carp during a Central League baseball game at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2024. (Kyodo/Miki Matsuzaki)

Yukako Hata competes in bike leg of the women's PTS2 triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Sept. 2, 2024, in the French capital. (Kyodo/Tsuyoshi Ueda)

Yukako Hata competes in bike leg of the women's PTS2 triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Sept. 2, 2024, in the French capital. (Kyodo/Tsuyoshi Ueda)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2024. The three-day forum involved China and 53 African member countries, with Beijing pledging to deliver above $50 billion of financial support to Africa over the next three years. (Kyodo/Ken Ishii)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2024. The three-day forum involved China and 53 African member countries, with Beijing pledging to deliver above $50 billion of financial support to Africa over the next three years. (Kyodo/Ken Ishii)

Man dances atop a shrine-shaped festival float with fans in his hands during the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2024. (Kyodo/Kai Naito)

A view of the sunset and the Yanaka Ginza shopping street from stairs in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward on Sept. 2, 2024. The popular sunset-viewing spot is a short walk from JR Nippori Station. (Kyodo/Kazushi Ogawa)

Hoshoryu dumps Kotozakura off the raised ring to secure an 8-7 winning record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on the final day of the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024. (Kyodo/Daiki Katagiri)

Hoshoryu dumps Kotozakura off the raised ring to secure an 8-7 winning record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on the final day of the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024. (Kyodo/Daiki Katagiri)

A house tilts precariously by a swollen river in Suzu, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rainfall in the Noto Peninsula area that is still recovering from a deadly earthquake that hit on New Year's Day. (Kyodo/Kasumi Fukudome)

A house tilts precariously by a swollen river in Suzu, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, following heavy rainfall in the Noto Peninsula area that is still recovering from a deadly earthquake that hit on New Year's Day. (Kyodo/Kasumi Fukudome)

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani celebrates with his teammates after clinching the National League West division title with a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 26, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Kyodo/Yuta Omori)

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani celebrates with his teammates after clinching the National League West division title with a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 26, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Kyodo/Yuta Omori)

Japanese maiko practice in Kyoto on Sept. 28, 2024, ahead of their dance performances in October. (Kyodo/Kimio Ida)

Japanese maiko practice in Kyoto on Sept. 28, 2024, ahead of their dance performances in October. (Kyodo/Kimio Ida)

Naruha Suzuki performs her hoop routine on the third day of the rhythmic gymnastics AEON Cup at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sept. 28, 2024. (Kyodo/Mizuki Ikari)

Naruha Suzuki performs her hoop routine on the third day of the rhythmic gymnastics AEON Cup at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sept. 28, 2024. (Kyodo/Mizuki Ikari)

Iwao Hakamata prays at a shrine in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2024. A Japanese court later in the month acquitted the 88-year-old former professional boxer in a high-profile retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder. (Kyodo/Miki Matsuzaki)

Iwao Hakamata prays at a shrine in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2024. A Japanese court later in the month acquitted the 88-year-old former professional boxer in a high-profile retrial decades after he was sentenced to death over a 1966 quadruple murder. (Kyodo/Miki Matsuzaki)

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