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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Gates to the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are opened on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Makoto Sugioka, mayor of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks to the press on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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"Stove train" in northeastern Japan

A conductor grills dried squids on a coal stove on a special "stove train" running in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2023, the first day of operation this season. Tsugaru Railway's popular train service will run through the end of March 2024.

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"Stove train" in northeastern Japan

Photo shows a special "stove train" equipped with coal stoves in Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2023, the first day of operation this season. Tsugaru Railway's popular train service will run through the end of March 2024.

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Astronaut Wakata with children

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (facing camera) answers a question from a child during an event at an astronomical museum in Saitama, near Tokyo, on June 1, 2023. The 59-year-old completed his fifth space mission in March.

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Astronaut Wakata with children

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks during an event for children at an astronomical museum in Saitama, near Tokyo, on June 1, 2023. The 59-year-old completed his fifth space mission in March.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Makoto Sugioka, mayor of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks to the press on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Residents enter the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima village

Gates to the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are opened on May 1, 2023, after the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for parts of the village the same day. The restrictions have been in place since the March 2011 nuclear disaster left the areas inhabitable due to high radiation levels.

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Japan PM Kishida views cherry blossoms in nuclear crisis-hit town

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) views cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tomioka, a town located near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 1, 2023, after a restricted access order, imposed following the March 2011 disaster, was lifted the same day in a part of the northeastern Japan town. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida visits nuclear crisis-hit town

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) visits Tomioka, a town located near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 1, 2023, after a restricted access order, imposed following the March 2011 disaster, was lifted the same day in a part of the northeastern Japan town. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

Cherry trees in full bloom are pictured in early morning light at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day.

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

People view cherry trees in full bloom at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

People view cherry trees in full bloom at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day.

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

Cherry trees in full bloom are pictured in early morning light at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

People spend time in temporary tents set up in a football ground in Kilis, southern Turkey, on March 1, 2023, following deadly earthquakes the previous month, with a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen in the background.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

People spend time in temporary tents set up in a football ground in Kilis, southern Turkey, on March 1, 2023, following deadly earthquakes the previous month, with a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen in the background.

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Farewell service for Japan wrestling icon

About 7,000 people attend a farewell service at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 7, 2023, for Japanese professional wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who died on Oct. 1, 2022, aged 79. Inoki, who took on world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1976, was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Farewell service for Japan wrestling icon

About 7,000 people attend a farewell service at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 7, 2023, for Japanese professional wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who died on Oct. 1, 2022, aged 79. Inoki, who took on world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1976, was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

About half of students attend a graduation ceremony without wearing face masks at Sendai Daiichi High School in the Miyagi prefectural capital of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

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Annual fire festival at Todai-ji temple

The annual "omizutori" water-drawing fire ceremony, which dates back to 752, begins at the Nigatsudo hall of Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ruki Tomita of Japan competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Kaishu Hirano of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Mitsuki Ono of Japan competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Ruka Hirano of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Shuichiro Shigeno of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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Annual fire festival at Todai-ji temple

The annual "omizutori" water-drawing fire ceremony, which dates back to 752, begins at the Nigatsudo hall of Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Yuto Totsuka of Japan competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification round at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on March 1, 2023.

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

About half of students attend a graduation ceremony without wearing face masks at Sendai Daiichi High School in the Miyagi prefectural capital of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 guidelines on protective face masks.

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 guidelines on protective face masks.

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

About half of students attend a graduation ceremony without wearing face masks at Sendai Daiichi High School in the Miyagi prefectural capital of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox takes batting practice during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox takes batting practice during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox takes batting practice during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox takes batting practice during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox meets the press after training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox takes fielding practice during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox meets the press after training in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2023.

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Prince Hitachi

File photo taken on May 29, 2017, shows Prince Hitachi, the uncle of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. The prince was hospitalized on March 1, 2023, for fever, the Imperial Household Agency said.

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China hosts Belarus leader Lukashenko

The national flags of China and Belarus (L) are hoisted in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate on March 1, 2023, to coincide with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's state visit to China.

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Baseball: Samurai Japan in Nagoya

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) talks to teammates during practice ahead of Japan's World Baseball Classic warm-up games at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: Samurai Japan in Nagoya

Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami takes batting practice ahead of Japan's World Baseball Classic warm-up games at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: Samurai Japan in Nagoya

Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami (R) takes practice swings ahead of Japan's World Baseball Classic warm-up games at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: Samurai Japan in Nagoya

Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama (R) watches players practice ahead of their World Baseball Classic warm-up games at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Doll festival in Nara temple

Hina dolls playing musical instruments are displayed during a seasonal event at Tsubosakadera Temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on March 1, 2023, two days before Girls' Day celebration in Japan.