A man takes a photograph with his smartphone of blooming Kawazu zakura cherry trees on February 20, 2024 in Kawazu, Japan. In the small town on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula, a type of cherry blossom that begins to flower two months earlier than the normal type of cherry will be in full bloom at the end of February. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)





Visitors wear MREAL headsets in the Canon booth during the CP+ (CP Plus) 2024 show on February 22, in Yokohama, Japan. The trade show, organized by the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) is held through February 25. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)





The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 is lit up with projection mapping which was recognized by Guinness World Records as the “largest architectural projection-mapped display” in Tokyo on February 26, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on February 27, 2024 shows Mayuko Kashiwazaki (2nd R) performing during a dress rehearsal for “Dojoji”, a famous Japanese traditional Noh drama about the revenge of a betrayed woman, presented by the Komparu school of Noh at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo. Noh, with its elaborate layered costumes and hand-crafted masks, is one of the most ancient surviving forms of theatre, with origins dating back to the eighth century. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





This aerial view of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters (12,388 feet), is seen from the window of a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, above Shizuoka Prefecture on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





This combination of images shows various headgear worn by runners during the Tokyo Marathon shortly after the start of the race in the Shinjuku area of downtown Tokyo on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





Visitors take a selfie with “hina” dolls displayed on the steps of the Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura, southeast of Tokyo, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Doll Festival, or Girls' Day, is a religious holiday of Shinto in Japan, annually celebrated on March 3 in hopes of girls' healthy growth, as the counterpart to the historically called Boys' Day, now called Children's Day, celebrated on May 5. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





“Hina” dolls are displayed on the steps of the Tomisaki shrine in Katsuura, southeast of Tokyo, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





A man looks at an electronic boards displaying stock prices of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Photo)





This handout photo taken on March 4, 2024 and released by Japan's 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters shows a helicopter conducting a rescue operation after a ship lost power and drifted ashore on Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo. One person was missing and 24 others were rescued on March 4 after their fishing boat lost power and drifted onto rocks in rough seas off Japan, the coast guard said. (Photo by Japan's 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters/Handout via AFP Photo)





A restaurant employee places a food order inside an unmanned robot during a demonstration of a robot delivery service by Uber Eats Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and robot developer Cartken in downtown Tokyo on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





An unmanned robot (C) navigates across a street during a demonstration of a robot delivery service by Uber Eats Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and robot developer Cartken in downtown Tokyo on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





Members of the media and passersby walk next to an unmanned robot as it crosses the street during a demonstration of a robot delivery service by Uber Eats Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and robot developer Cartken in downtown Tokyo on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





Masaya Shibasaki, 26, an employee of EXEO Group Inc., reacts as he tries the VR electrical device Perionoid, developed by Osaka Heart Cool, which releases electrical stimulation that feels like women's menstrual pain, during a workshop ahead of International Women's Day at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





A woman in Kimono poses for photos in front of mimosa and cherry blossom trees in Tokyo on March 8, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)





People take photographs in front of mimosa and cherry blossom trees in Tokyo on March 8, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)





Participants hold banners during a march to protest against gender discrimination on the International Women's Day in Tokyo, Japan, 08 March 2024. International Women's Day is observed annually on 08 March across the world. The 2024 theme is “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress”. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)





A Buddhist monk splashes water on a bonfire at the fire-walking festival, called Hiwatari Matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan on March 10, 2024. Over 1,000 worshipers walk barefoot with Buddhist monks over coals at the annual festival, praying for their safety and peace in the world, according to the organiser Takao-san Yakuo-in Buddhist temple. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





People take photos of a Godzilla statue which is installed to promote the film “Godzilla Minus One” after the movie won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects during the Oscars show at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





A model displays a creation from the pays des fees 2024 A/W collection by Japanese designer Lim Asafuji during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)