File Photo: A staff at Tokyo Port Brewing, works in the labeling process as a part of brewing sake, traditional rice wine, at the brewery in Tokyo, Japan on July 9, 2024. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





“Ama” female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, lead volunteers as they swim with torches during Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Volunteers in the white-clad of “Ama” female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, hold torches as they prepare to swim into the sea at Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Volunteers in the white-clad of “Ama” female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, swim with torches during Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Godzilla (2nd R) and guests sprinkle water on the ground as part of an event to bring coolness to Tokyo's entertainment and business district of Hibiya on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Photo)





A police vehicle is seen overturned following a heavy rain in Shinjo, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan Friday, July 26, 2024. Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Fireworks explode over the Sumida River during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival at Asakusa, as seen from the Tokyo Skytree tower, in Tokyo, Japan, 27 July 2024. About 20,000 fireworks are fired during the festival’s 90-minute show, attracting over one million visitors. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA/EFE)





A rickshaw driver works outside Sensoji Temple at the Asakusa district of Tokyo on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Visitors walk in the sunflower fields at?Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on August 2, 2024. Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Asian elephants swim in a pool with transparent sides at Fuji Safari Park in Susono city of Shizuoka Prefecture on August 8, 2024. Paddling with chunky legs and using their trunks as a snorkel, the elephants at Fuji Safari Park in Japan are taking a dip in their summer swimming pool – with each graceful movement visible thanks to a special see-through tank. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)





A visitor views one of the rooms of digital artwork at teamLab Borderless in Tokyo, Japan, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Pigeons are released during a peace prayer ceremony at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on August 9, 2024, during ceremonies to mark the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. (Photo by JIJI Press/AFP Photo)





“Omamori” lucky charms – commonly sold at shrines as souvenirs – hang off the belt of a member of a right-wing organisation as his group visits the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2024, on the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





A TV news crew team works in front of a screen showing cancelled flights at the departure hall of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on August 16, 2024 as Typhoon Ampil barrels towards Japan's capital. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Pedestrians using umbrellas struggle against rain and strong wind in Tokyo, Japan, 16 August 2024, as typhoon Ampil is approaching. The typhoon is approaching to Kanto Tokyo area and Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued heavy rain warning. The powerful typhoon forces to suspend JR Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service operated by JR Central Japan Company all day between Tokyo and Nagoya, central Japan, and cancel over 600 flights. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA/EFE)





People visit Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on August 26, 2024. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





An object blown by strong winds caused by Typhoon Shanshan is stranded on a power line in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on August 29, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo News. (Photo by Kyodo via Reuters)





Police officers stand during a rescue operation at an area affected by landfall due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture, Japan, on August 29, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo News. (Photo by Kyodo via Reuters)





People wade through a flooded street as the city was hit by heavy rain in Ogaki, central Japan, Saturday, August 31, 2024, following a tropical storm in the area. (Photo by Natsumi Yasumoto/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi and colleague Kazumi Minowa (not pictured) clean the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue in Ushiku of Ibaraki Prefecture on September 9, 2024. The 120-metre giant Buddha statue which stands northeast of Tokyo on Monday received an annual “soot removal” by veteran cleaners of more than 20 years. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)