Solar Eclipse Reenacts Japan's Sun Goddess Cosmology

The longest total eclipse of the sun in the 21st century will occur over parts of Asia (including Okinawa, Japan) on July 22, 2009. The event can be seen as a re-enactment of an ancient Japanese cosmological story involving the Sun Goddess and her brother the Storm God. For details, see: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20090712x1.html