An annular eclipse - "the diamond ring" took place this morning.

  An annular eclipse was observed this morning in a region stretching along the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago from southern Kyushu to southern Tohoku.  This was the first time in 932 years - since the Heian period ( 794 - 1192 ). But, here in Tomakomai, the weather was so foggy that we were very sorry we couldn't observe it at all. A huge number of people in southern and central Japan were enthralled when they could glimpse the ring of light through breaks in the clouds. Even in Sapporo, as the weather was fine, many people could enjoy a partial eclipse, with up to 84 % of the sun eclipsed by the moon.
  Another annular eclipse will be observed in Japan in June 2030 only in Hokkaido, when I will be 87 years old, if I am still alive.