Reporters look on at the Geo-Cosmos, the world’s first spherical display made using organic electroluminescent panels showing a high-resolution model of the Earth, during a media preview at the Miraikanon, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo on April 19, 2022. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Passengers wait at platform for their trains arrival at Tokyu Railways' Shibuya Station Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Tokyo. A Japanese railway company, Tokyu, says it now uses just solar and other renewable energy to power its sprawling train service. That means the emissions of carbon dioxide for its network of seven train lines and one tram service stand at zero starting April 1. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Women cross a street at dusk in Tokyo on April 21, 2022. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)





People visit an azalea field at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo on April 21, 2022 as part of the shrine's azalea festival which runs until May 1. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Photo)





Customers work on their manuscripts at the Manuscript Writing Cafe, which is designed for writers who are working on a deadline, in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Firefighters transfer a rescued person from a helicopter in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found four of the 26 people on a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Photo by Koki Sengoku/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Emergency personnel transfer a person retrieved from the tour boat accident, in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The tour boat with 26 aboard sank in rough waters Saturday. Ten people are confirmed to have died and the search continues for the other 16. (Photo by Koki Sengoku/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





This aerial photo shows a rescuer being lifted in a search operation for missing passengers and crew members of a sunken tour boat, off Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. (Photo by Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





People take pictures of Koinobori, colorful carp streamers, on display at the base of Tokyo Tower Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Tokyo. Koinobori are traditionally flown to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)





This long exposure picture shows people walking on the Haraoka Pier as Mount Fuji (R), Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, looms from Haraoka Beach of Minamiboso, Chiba prefecture during the “golden week” holiday on May 4, 2022. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Holidaymakers wearing face masks visit Asakusa Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo Wednesday, May 4, 2022, amid the Golden Week holidays. (Photo by Shuji Kajiyama/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks visit a carp streamer display called “koinobori” installed for the Children's Day national holiday at the Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Thursday, May 5, 2022. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





People celebrate the Children's Day, as the Golden Week, a series of four national holidays that take place within one week, comes to an end in Tokyo, Japan on May 5, 2022. The Children's Day, which is a Japanese national holiday as the final celebration in the Golden Week, is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





An Ezo red fox, or kitakitsune, and her cub are seen at night near the city of Sapporo, northern Japan, 15 May 2022. Authorities are calling population to avoid contact with the animals due to risks of echinococcosis infection. (Photo by JIJI Press/EPA/EFE)





A dancer performs “Noh” dance-drama during a biennial festival called “Kanda Matsuri” at Kanda shrine Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Tokyo. The festival held for the happiness of shrine parishioners and the safety of Japan was once supported by the Tokugawa shogunate in the 17th century. They say it’s one of the three major Shinto festivals in Tokyo., even considered by some as one of the three most important Shinto festivals in Japan. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





A performing artist and entertainer trained in traditional styles called “geisha” performs a dance on the stage during a rehearsal at Shinbashi Enbujo Theater on May 20, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo's geisha association in the Shinbashi area opened their stage, called “Azuma Odori”, to the public for the first time in three years due to the coronavirus pandemic. While geisha from the association entertain customers exclusively at traditional Japanese high-end dining restaurants, they also perform on stage once a year for the public, a practice that had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic until this year. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)





Passengers hold up their dogs on a shinkansen bullet train ride from Tokyo to the resort town of Karuizawa on May 21, 2022. On Japan's bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on May 21 they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)





A group of activists chant slogans as they protest against US President Joe Biden's visit to Japan, in Tokyo on May 22, 2022. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





People hold signs and chant slogans during the march to protest against Quad Summit on May 24, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. President Biden arrived in Japan after his visit to South Korea, part of a tour of Asia aimed at reassuring allies in the region. Biden will also take part in the Quad Leaders' summit during his visit. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)





Chestnut tigers fly at Himeshima Island on May 24, 2022 in Himeshima, Oita, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)