A tourist from China wearing a disaster prevention hood hides under a desk during an evacuation drill while taking part in a Japanese high school experience in Kimitsu, Chiba prefecture, Japan, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Manami Yamada/Reuters)





Attendees hold Danish national flag at the official opening of the Danish National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





This picture taken on April 25, 2025 shows Yosuke Fukuda, the owner of US car dealer Y-Tech, sitting at his company in Fukaya of Saitama Prefecture. The classic cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's repair yard ooze Californian cool with their chrome and tail fins, but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight – much to President Donald Trump's annoyance. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Amateur sumo wrestlers hold babies during Nakizumo, a baby crying contest at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district, Japan, 26 April 2025. Some 160 babies born in 2024 participated in the spring event, praying for their good health and growth. The baby who begins to cry first and the loudest is declared the winner, as it is said in Japan that a crying baby grows healthy and strong. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)





A parent (R) holds her child before the start of the “crying baby sumo” match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. Japanese parents believe that sumo wrestlers can help make babies cry out a wish to grow up with good health. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A parent holds her child before the start of the “crying baby sumo” match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A parent holds his child before the start of the “crying baby sumo” match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A sumo wrestler holds a child during the “crying baby sumo” match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Parents hold their children before the start of their “crying baby sumo” match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A parent holds his child before the start of the “crying baby sumo” match at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A ring assistant holds a mask to scare a baby held up by an amateur sumo wrestler during “Nakizumo” or a baby-crying sumo contest, where two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces and loud noises to make them cry to determine the winner based on the loudest baby, at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo, Japan, on April 26, 2025. The ritual is believed to aid the healthy growth of the children and ward off evil spirits. (Photo by Manami Yamada/Reuters)





People take pictures underneath wisteria flowers at Ashikaga flower park in Ashikaga city, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Zangief 1 takes on Yamato Nadeshiko during a special match promoting characters of the video game Street Fighter for the Lucha Fiesta event at the Sumo Arena in Tokyo on April 27, 2025. Japanese pro wrestlers faced off against foreign players (mainly from Mexico) during nine matches. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Live News)





Tokyo Tower displays 333 carp streamers for Japanese childrens day on May 5, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Whiteoak/The National)





Silhouettes of visitors walk along the 3D screen covering the South Korean pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, on May 7, 2025. The large screen that covers the entire side of the Korean pavilion reveals the technological know-how in 3D video through a series of exceptional and breathtaking video images.The World Exposition held in the Japanese city of Osaka, for a six-month expo, which bring together 158 countries. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Revelers carry a mikoshi, or portable shrines, during the Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo, Japan, 18 May 2025. The Sanja Matsuri, a three-day annual festival, is one of Tokyo's most popular festivals and draws approximately two million visitors. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)





Participants wearing loincloth pose showing traditional Japanese tattoos during the Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo, Japan, 18 May 2025. The Sanja Matsuri, a three-day annual festival, is one of Tokyo’s most popular festivals and draws approximately two million visitors. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)





Pedestrians walk past an art installation by French street artist James Colomina called the “The Briefcase” (bottom) at Shibuya Crossing in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo on May 20, 2025. The display shows a red briefcase – a symbol of work and conformity – with arms, legs and a tie poking out on the ground to illustrate a “salaryman” who has lost his identity, swallowed by his daily routine. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on May 20, 2025 shows Shinbashi geishas rehearsing at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre before the 100th Azuma Odori festival in Tokyo. Geishas are a rare sight in modern Japan, but some of the few still working in Tokyo glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)