Watch: Moment fireball lights up night sky in Japan

The skies above southern Japan were illuminated late on Tuesday evening after dust or asteroid fragments burnt up in the atmosphere.

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Live cameras at locations across parts of Kyushu and Shikoku captured the white fireball as it illuminated the sky shortly after 23:00 local time (15:00 BST).

The fireball was produced after dust or asteroid fragments burnt up in the atmosphere, according to experts cited by local media.

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