Japanese Macaques, also known as Snow Monkeys, gather to soak in a hot spring at Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate, on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido January 14, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Photo by Kyodo News via Reuters)
A staff member wearing a protective mask and a face shield, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, attends Tokyo Auto Salon 2022 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan on January 14, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
People light up paper lanterns during a memorial services ahead of the 27th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake in Chuo district of Kobe on January 16, 2022. (Photo by JIJI Press/AFP Photo)
A man pours ice-cold water over himself during a purification ritual at Kanda Myojin shrine on January 15, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. The coming of age purification ritual is held annually each January at Kanda Myojin Shrine to honour and pay homage to Daikoku, the deity of fortune, and involves people pouring ice-cold water over themselves in a pool of water and ice blocks to purify themselves to traditional Japanese music. The ceremony was scaled back significantly this year in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Tokyo and a dozen other areas in Japan are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions effective Friday, with local leaders shortening hours for restaurants, as omicron cases hit a record high in the capital. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
Japanese artist Sachi takes a break with her pet cat during her creation work of a realistic 3D cat portrait by using felted wool at her house in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo, Japan on January 21, 2022. (Photo by Akira Tomoshige/Reuters)
A woman and a man wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in front of a public awareness notice on the social distance Monday, January 24, 2022, in Tokyo. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
This graphic illustration provided by Toyota Motor Corp. shows a vehicle called “Lunar Cruiser” to explore the lunar surface. Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on the Lunar Cruiser to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday, January 28, 2022. (Photo by Toyota Motor Corp. via AP Photo)
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past lantern decoration on Lunar New Year’s Eve at China town in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, January 31, 2022. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
A lion dance performer poses at Yamashitacho park on the Lunar New Year’s eve of the Tiger in Yokohama’s Chinatown area on January 31, 2022. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)
The Tokyo Tower is illuminated in red and with a display in Japanese, center, to cerebrate the diplomatic relationship between Japan and China and the Beijing Olympics, in Tokyo, Monday, January 31, 2022. The two projected Japanese characters read, “Future”. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
Worshippers burn incense and pray at the Ma Zhu Miao temple on the Lunar New Year’s eve of the Tiger in Yokohama’s Chinatown area on January 31, 2022. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)
