A cosplayer dressed as Jack Sparrow character looks at his smartphone during the Tokyo Comic Con 2022 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, 25 November 2022. For the first time since 2019, the three-day long convention will be opened to the public until 27 November. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A woman from Hong Kong holds a placard depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping, during in a solidarity protest against China's COVID-19 lockdowns, in Tokyo, Japan on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume swims with fishes in a large tank during an underwater performance for the upcoming Christmas celebration at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





A woman has her photographs taken with illuminated trees in Tokyo on December 4, 2022. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)





Megumi Morohoshi, a Japanese mother of three, poses for a photo outside her family's newly installed bomb shelter in Saitama, Japan on December 5, 2022. (Photo by Adroniki Christodoulou/Reuters)





Animal rights activists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), wearing Santa Claus costumes, hold placards reading “Peace on Earth for All. Go Vegan” in front of a KFC fast food restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, 08 December 2022. In a statement, PETA said it is protesting against the killing of millions of chickens during KFC's annual Christmas campaign and is urging the fast food chain to provide vegan options in its menu in Japan. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)





A F-2 fighter of Japan Air Self-Defense Force is seen at Tsuiki base, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan in March 2010. Japan announced Friday, December 9, 2022 that it will jointly develop its next-generation fighter jet with the U.K. and Italy as Tokyo looks to expand defense cooperation beyond its traditional ally, the United States. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Haruka Inoue, a diver in Santa Claus costume, practices her performance in costume in preparation for the upcoming Christmas special feeding at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, 14 December 2022. The aquarium gave no detail on the scheduled time for the feeding event on 23-25 December to prevent further spread of COVID-19 infections. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA/EFE)





A pack of seagulls fly at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park, in Tokyo, Japan on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





King penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa in Hokkaido on December 16, 2022, as the penguin parade, the zoo's popular winter attraction through March, began the same day. (Photo by Kyodo News/Newscom/Avalon)





Mount Fuji (back) is seen behind the city skyline at dusk from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories in Tokyo on December 15, 2022. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)





In this picture taken on December 19, 2022, guests visit the exhibition “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” during a media preview at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)





A group of dogs – one in a Santa Claus outfit – sit in a pushchair along a street in downtown Tokyo on December 20, 2022. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Photo)





A man makes his way in the heavy snow in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on December 20, 2022. (P{hoto by Kyodo News via Reuters)





A soon-to-get married couple poses for a images for a commemorative photobook for their wedding with the seasonal Christmas illumination as a background, in central Tokyo, Japan on December 20, 2022. Marriage has been decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic as opportunities to meet have decreased, a marriage consulting company has reported while also a reduced birthrate is regarded one of serious social issues in Japan. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People clear snow on a street in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, following heavy snow on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Kyodo News/AP Photo)





Office workers in Santa costumes collect rubbish in Tokyo’s Marunouchi business district for the Christmas Santa clean-up parade in Tokyo, Japan on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Aflo Co Ltd/Alamy Live News)





A man stands near trees decorated with Christmas lights on December 23, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. Christmas celebrations in Tokyo include many illuminations across the city. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images)





Visitors enjoy viewing a diver in a Santa Claus costume feeding fish with a mock Christmas cake during a special seasonal feeding performance at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, 23 December 2022. The aquarium gives no detailed time schedule for the feeding events from 23 to 25 December to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 infection. The aquarium's divers had practiced for weeks for only three days of this special feeding show performance. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA/EFE)





A woman and a man pose for their selfie by a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Saturday, December 24, 2022. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)