A woman takes pictures with the Kawazu cherry blossom trees, one of the earliest blooming cherry blossoms in Japan, in Tokyo's Sumida district on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)

Naruemol Thonglek, right, with her daughter, waits for news of her partner, who is missing after the collapse of an under-construction high-rise building after an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March, 31, 2025. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

A man shouts slogans demanding cooking gas cylinders as a group of people block an intersection protesting against shortages of essentials in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

Farmers play with mud as they plant rice on “National Paddy Day of Nepal” in Dhading district on June 29, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)

In this picture taken late on June 13, 2017, physiotherapist Masayuki Ozaki takes a bath with his silicone s*x doll Mayu at a love hotel in Yachimata, Chiba prefecture. Around 2,000 of the life- like dolls – which cost around 6,000 USD and come with adjustable fingers, removable head and life- like genitals – are sold each year in Japan, according to industry insiders. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)

An elephant decorated with a cloth walk in the annual Nawam Perahera street parade in Colombo February 22, 2016. Over 50 elephants are participating in a street parade for Gangaramaya temple's annual Perahera festival, along with a nightly procession of traditional dancers, fire twirlers and traditional musicians. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)

Revellers in Blackpool kept the bank holiday party going on May 30, 2018, taking full advantage of the warm weather and long weekend to let rip. The bank holiday booze up continued across Britain with one party-goer managing to accidentally flash her knickers in public. A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. (Photo by NB Press Ltd/The Sun)

Women wear traditional Hanbok dresses as they walk past fallen autumn leaves in Seoul on November 21, 2022. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)