Some 250 "koinobori" carp streamers fly over a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, ahead of the May 5 Children's Day. (Kyodo)
Spectacular views of the famous whirlpools at Naruto Strait, located between Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture and Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, draw tourists during the spring sightseeing season. (Kyodo)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as they hold talks in Paris. (Kyodo)
Wreckage remains near the site of a gutted market in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, after a blaze broke out following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their only daughter, Princess Aiko, take a stroll during a visit to the Imperial Stock Farm in Takanezawa in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo)
A vehicle runs through a newly opened detour for quake-damaged Route 249 that was created on an elevated seabed in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)
Sargent cherry trees begin blooming in Kushiro, Hokkaido, the last among the Japan Meterological Agency's observation sites across the country. (Kyodo)
Japan's footballers celebrate winning the men's under-23 Asian Cup following a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the final in Doha. (Kyodo)
Mashiro Yasunaga (R) and Moe Higa compete in the duet technical routine on the first day of the Artistic Swimming World Cup in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, France. (Kyodo)
