People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk through the Nakamise main path to the Sensoji temple, lined with shops in the Asakusa neighborhood of Tokyo, Friday, August 13, 2021. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)





People wearing yukata visit Asakusa area known for the Sensoji temple and nearby shopping district in Tokyo Friday, August 13, 2021. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)





Japan's Emperor Naruhito, right, and Empress Masako bow during a ceremony to mark the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II at Budokan hall in Tokyo Sunday, August 15, 2021. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





A woman carries her belongings through a flooded street in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, western Japan, August 15, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





A local resident looks around a flooded street in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, western Japan, August 15, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





A woman pushes a bicycle through a flooded street in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, western Japan, August 15, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





A right-wing activist wearing a rising sun face mask visits Yasukuni Shrine on the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan on August 15, 2021. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





A couple watches office and residential buildings from the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2021. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)





A full moon rises above Tokyo Bay, in Tokyo, Japan, August 22, 2021. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)





Japan's Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) aerobatic team Blue Impulse flies over Tokyo Tower on August 24, 2021, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)





People take photos outside as fireworks light up the sky above the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo on August 24, 2021. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





Protesters hold signs near the national stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks on a path running through a pond filled with lotus plants at the Ueno Park in Tokyo, Friday, August 27, 2021. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





Designer Lim Asafuji (C) walks on the runway for pays des fees show during Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO 2022 spring/summer at Shibuya Hikarie Hall A on August 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)





A staffer, right, for a Japanese newspaper hands out a copy of the extra issue for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement of not running for leadership of the governing party later this month, near a train station in Tokyo, Friday, September 3, 2021. Suga said Friday he won't run for leadership of the governing party at the end of this month, paving the way for a new Japanese leader after just a year in office. The headline reads: “Prime Minister Suga to resign”. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





A monitor shows a word ARIGATO which means thak you during the closing ceremony at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in Tokyo on September 5, 2021. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, make their way at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen through a teleprompter as he speaks during his news conference at his office in Tokyo, Thursday, September 9, 2021. Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain, although new infections have slowed slightly. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





A couple wearing face masks walk through a path lined with restaurants during lunch time in Tokyo, Friday, September 10, 2021. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks walk along the Kanda River as a train passes by near a station in Tokyo, Thursday, September 9, 2021. Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain, although new infections have slowed slightly. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)