{
  "id": 13034330,
  "title": "Cloud Sea Appears, Reflects Morning Sun in Kagoshima Pref. Town in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cloud-sea-appears-reflects-morning-sun-in-kagoshima-pref-town-in-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:05:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/travel-spots/20261009-352890/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A cloud sea emerged and mirrored the morning sun in the Kagoshima Prefecture town of Yusui, Japan, on Thursday. The phenomenon occurs when there is a significant temperature difference between day and night, causing the air near the ground to cool down and form fog and clouds. Residents and tourists were drawn to the Uono Flight Area, a popular paragliding launch site, to capture images of the cloud sea reflecting the sun during the region's lowest temperature of the season. According to the Kagoshima Meteorological Office, a cloud sea is a natural weather occurrence that typically appears when the weather is pleasant and temperatures are low. A meteorological office official explained that this effect tends to be more pronounced in areas with favorable conditions.",
  "summary": "People look at the sun rising from a sea of clouds at Uono Flight Area, a paragliding launch site in the town of Yusui in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}