People walk under cherry trees in full bloom at Tokyo's Ueno park on March 27, 2022, wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi is congratulated after his film "Drive My Car" won best international feature at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
File photo taken on March 28, 2022, shows the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, and Mt. Fuji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken March 29, 2022, shows the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada. The road that has been closed during winter due to accumulated snow will reopen for vehicles on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Cherry trees at Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto are lit up on March 30, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Honda Motor Co.'s ASIMO humanoid robot poses for a photo after its final performance in front of about 100 people at a showroom at the company's head office in Tokyo on March 31, 2022. The robot, first introduced in 2000, retired later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Honda Motor Co.'s ASIMO humanoid robot bows during its final performance in front of about 100 people at a showroom at the company's head office in Tokyo on March 31, 2022. The robot, first introduced in 2000, retired later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A FIFA general meeting is held in Doha, Qatar, on March 31, 2022, ahead of the 2022 football World Cup in the Middle Eastern country from November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A new employee (2nd from L) of Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, receives a letter of appointment during an underwater initiation ceremony on March 31, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
An anti-war poster is seen on a wall in Kyiv on March 31, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo