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Scene in Fukuoka

Combined photo shows an underground shopping mall in Fukuoka's Tenjin district in southwestern Japan under a state of emergency on April 11, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Sumo: Enho

Enho trains at his stable in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2023, ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament starting Jan. 14. Enho skipped the last four tournaments following a neck injury in May 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida's son Shotaro

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's eldest son and secretary Shotaro is pictured at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. Kishida said May 29 that Shotaro will be dismissed over inappropriate behavior.

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Japan PM Kishida and his son

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his son Shotaro (R), an executive secretary to the prime minister, are pictured at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 11, 2023.

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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in July 2014. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in February 1957. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in March 1968. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Thai general election

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks at a campaign rally in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand, on May 11, 2023, ahead of a general election on May 14.

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Thai general election

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha calls for the public to support the pro-military United Thai Nation Party led by him in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand on May 11, 2023, ahead of May 14 general election.

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Judo: World championships

Georgia's Luka Maisuradze (R) reacts after defeating compatriot Lasha Bekauri in the men's 90-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (blue) competes against Ivan Felipe Silva Morales of Cuba in the men's 90-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Golf: LPGA Tour's Founders Cup

Japan's Nasa Hataoka plays during the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup golf tournament at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey, on May 11, 2023.

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Golf: LPGA Tour's Founders Cup

Japan's Nasa Hataoka flashes a smile after playing the first 18 holes of the Cognizant Founders Cup golf tournament at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey, on May 11, 2023.

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Golf: AT&T Byron Nelson

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama competes in the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on May 11, 2023.

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Golf: AT&T Byron Nelson

Japan's Satoshi Kodaira competes in the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on May 11, 2023.

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Golf: AT&T Byron Nelson

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama competes in the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

(From L) Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro, Japan's Saki Niizoe, Austria's Michaela Polleres and Croatia's Barbara Matic celebrate after winning medals in the women's 70-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023. Niizoe won the gold medal and Scoccimarro the silver, while Matic and Polleres got bronze.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe (white) competes against Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro in the women's 70-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe (white) competes against Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro in the women's 70-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe (white) competes against Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro in the women's 70-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe poses after winning gold in the women's 70-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe (white) competes against Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro in the women's 70-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe reacts after beating Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro in the women's 70-kilogram division final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Saki Niizoe poses after winning gold in the women's 70-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2023.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2023.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2023.

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Opening of cormorant fishing season in central Japan

This year's "ukai" traditional cormorant fishing starts on the Nagara River in the central Japan city of Gifu on May 11, 2023.

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Reception for G-7 finance chiefs meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (2nd from R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) attend a welcoming reception held prior to the start of the three-day Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Niigata, Japan, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Reception for G-7 finance chiefs meeting

A welcoming reception is held prior to the start of the three-day Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Niigata, Japan, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Poland talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau as they hold talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 11, 2023.

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Japan-Poland talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) holds talks with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 11, 2023.

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G-7 financial meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend the first day of three-day talks between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 financial meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (front row, 2nd from R) speaks on the first day of three-day talks between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 financial meeting

The first day of three-day talks between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors is held in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japan PM Aso to meet S. Korea President Yoon

Taro Aso, former Japanese prime minister and vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at Seoul's Gimpo airport on May 11, 2023, for a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol later in the day.

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Ex-Japan PM Aso to meet S. Korea President Yoon

Taro Aso, former Japanese prime minister and vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at Seoul's Gimpo airport on May 11, 2023, for a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol later in the day.

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Softbank Group logs annual loss

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Financial Officer Yoshimitsu Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2023, as the Japanese tech and investment giant registered a net loss of 970.14 billion yen ($7.2 billion) for the year ended March 31.

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ASEAN summit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo holds a press conference following a two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit on May 11, 2023, in Labuan Bajo, central Indonesia.

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ASEAN summit

Photo taken on May 11, 2023, shows the venue of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit that was held for two days through the same day in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R), Empress Masako (R), Crown Prince Fumihito (L), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from L) and Princess Kako (C) attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) talks to guests at an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L), Empress Masako (front, R) and other imperial family members attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) talk to guests at an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L, 3rd from bottom), Empress Masako (next to Naruhito) and other imperial family members (behind Naruhito) attend a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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Japan imperial family at garden party

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend an imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on May 11, 2023. The biannual event was held for the first time since November 2018 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

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G-7 finance ministers, central bank governors meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press ahead of a three-day meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023.

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X Games Chiba

Japan's Rim Nakamura (C), the BMX freestyle park world champion, speaks during a press conference in Chiba, near Tokyo, on May 11, 2023, the day before the three-day X Games Chiba action sports event opens.

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X Games Chiba

Japan's Rim Nakamura (3rd from L), the BMX freestyle park world champion, and other competitors pose for a photo during a press conference in Chiba, near Tokyo, on May 11, 2023, the day before the three-day X Games Chiba action sports event opens.