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. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows 10-year-old dog Hanachan, appointed a goodwill ambassador the same day to promote Matsue Castle (in background), a national treasure, in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken on April 3, 2023, shows a popular scenic spot where Mt. Fuji, a red five-story pagoda and cherry blossoms in full bloom can be seen all together at Asakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture in eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
New employees of Toyota Motor Corp. attend their entrance ceremony in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 3, 2023, the first weekday of the new business year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken on April 3, 2023, shows a section earmarked for the late Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto at a Tower Records store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area. A world-renowned musician and composer, Sakamoto, also the keyboardist of the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, died at 71 in late March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows two dolphins washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani smiles after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 3, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) plays a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 4, 2023, ahead of the Masters Tournament starting on April 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee reacts after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly at the national swimming championships, qualifying for this summer's worlds, at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on April 4, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) waves to Ukrainian evacuees in Poland's capital of Warsaw, where he was visiting with his wife Olena (L) on April 5, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, are pictured during their visit to the Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
An annual cherry blossom viewing event begins on April 6, 2023, at the Japan Mint in Osaka, with special invitees enjoying the sight a day before the famous springtime fixture opens to the general public. A total of 339 cherry trees of 140 varieties line a 560-meter long path on the grounds of the head office, according to the organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy attend a press conference after their meeting on the outskirts of Los Angeles on April 5, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese author and animal researcher Masanori Hata holds a dog in his arms in Akiruno, Tokyo, in July 2004. Hata, who frequently appeared on television shows about animals and was better known by his nickname "Mutsugoro," died of a heart attack on April 5, 2023, at 87. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan Self-Defense Forces members watch a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023. The UH-60JA multipurpose chopper with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) waves to Ukrainian evacuees in Poland's capital of Warsaw, where he was visiting with his wife Olena (L) on April 5, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) plays a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 4, 2023, ahead of the Masters Tournament starting on April 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows two dolphins washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
New employees of Toyota Motor Corp. attend their entrance ceremony in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 3, 2023, the first weekday of the new business year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (L) and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, are pictured during their visit to the Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 5, 2023. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan Self-Defense Forces members watch a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 7, 2023. The UH-60JA multipurpose chopper with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy attend a press conference after their meeting on the outskirts of Los Angeles on April 5, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese author and animal researcher Masanori Hata holds a dog in his arms in Akiruno, Tokyo, in July 2004. Hata, who frequently appeared on television shows about animals and was better known by his nickname "Mutsugoro," died of a heart attack on April 5, 2023, at 87. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
