Mount Fuji is seen from the outskirts of Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi prefecture on April 22, 2021. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)





Artwork by Japanese painter Akira Yamaguchi titled “Imayou yuraku-zu” is displayed at Narita International Airport terminal 1 in Narita, Chiba prefecture on April 27, 2021, as part of the Look of the Games – the visual identity of the Tokyo 2020 Games to welcome athletes and Games stakeholders from around the world to Japan. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Photo)





Spectators sit among the figures with pictures of the fans and animals ahead of the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating event in Osaka on April 15, 2021. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





People gathered as the Olympic rings (L) are lit at the waterfront of Odaiba in Tokyo on April 20, 2021. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stands near drawings of Miraitowa and Someity, official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, on a construction wall Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Tokyo. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Staff of Mori Building adds a new miniature of a building on a 1:1000 scale version of Tokyo at a photo opportunity at Mori Building Urban Lab in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





People wearing face masks walk through a shopping arcade in Asakusa area as Tokyo Skytree tower stands in the background on on April 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. As Japan’s Golden Week holiday gets underway, the governors of Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures have urged residents to avoid travelling as the country grapples with a fourth wave of Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)





People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus shop around at the Kuromon Ichiba market in Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed Thursday on cautious optimism about upcoming company earnings reports showing some recovery from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





People walk in Chinatown in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo Friday, April 15, 2021. Japan is set to raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo’s three neighboring prefectures and a forth area in central Japan to allow tougher measures as a more contagious coronavirus variant spreads and doubts are growing whether the Olympics can go ahead. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





The moon rises as a train passes by Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Tokyo. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)





The statues of Miraitowa, left, and Someity, right, the official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, are seen at an unveiling event marking 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, in Tokyo, Japan, April 14, 2021. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters)





A member of the security personnel wears a sign that reads “In order to prevent infection, please refrain from watching”, along the route before the start of the Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon Festival 2021, a half-marathon and a 10K race which is a test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon race, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on May 5, 2021. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





A man poses with a display of Olympic Symbol after unveiling ceremony of the symbol on Mt. Takao in Hachioji, west of Tokyo, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, to mark 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Commuters wearing face masks walk in a passageway during a rush hour at Shinagawa Station Monday, April 26, 2021, in Tokyo. Japan declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures from Sunday amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence just three months ahead of the Olympics. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Olympic fan Kyoko Ishikawa shows her cheering at her home Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Tokyo. Ishikawa, president of an IT company, has attended every Summer Olympics since Barcelona in 1992, becoming famous as an unofficial “International Olympic Cheerleader”. She relishes joining in with fans from everywhere to cheer for their athletes. Her headband reads: “Confident victory”. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Fumie Takino, 89, founder of a senior cheer squad called Japan Pom Pom, and other members pose for commemorative photos before filming a dance routine for an online performance in Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2021. “It's dancing; moving your body is nice”, Takino said. “And the costumes are unbelievably showy. Some people join just so they can wear them”. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 840 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





People enjoy azalea flowers at Nedu/Nezu Shrine garden in Tokyo, Japan, 19 April 2021. Azalea Flowers bloomed 10-14 days ahead of the usua​l date this year, experts claim climate change is the reason. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA/EFE)





The almost full moon is seen behind the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo on April 26, 2021. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)