Eita Sato, 15, and Aoi Hoshi, 15, who are the only two students at Yumoto Junior High School, attend a Japanese traditional calligraphy class to write a message that will be engraved into the school's closing memorial stone, a few days before their graduation and the institution's closing ceremony, in Ten-ei Village, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, March 9, 2023. Eita and Aoi, who have been together since three, are the last two graduates of Yumoto Junior High, a public school established in 1947 that in its prosperous years sent out more than 50 graduates, but with only a few enrolments expected in the coming years, the village decided to close the school for good. "We heard rumours about the school closure in the second year, but I didn't really think it would happen. I was shocked when I heard the news," Eita said. REUTERS/Issei Kato SEARCH "KATO SCHOOLS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Students participate during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants show their writings during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Student participates in a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants show off their writings during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants wait in front of their papers in a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants in front of their writings during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants show their writings during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Students participate in a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants write in a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Students participate in a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participants write during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participant write during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participant write during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Participant write during a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou 

Drawing teacher Younsi Lilla attends an Arabic calligraphy workshop in Algiers, Algeria December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar 

Algerian artist and Arabic calligraphy expert Redouane Chekal Afari, and calligraphy teacher Zoheir Benchabane teach in a calligraphy workshop, at Afari's art center in Algiers, Algeria December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar 

Drawing teacher Younsi Lilla attends an Arabic calligraphy workshop in Algiers, Algeria December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar 

Algerian artist and Arabic calligraphy expert Redouane Chekal Afari writes in calligraphy during a workshop at his art center in Algiers, Algeria December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar 

Elderly people practise Chinese calligraphy on the ground at a park in Beijing, China November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

A handmade sign by calligrapher Faramarza Karimi, reading "Woman, Life, Freedom", in Kurdish calligraphy, at a candlelit vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Faramarza Karimi, an Iranian Kurdish calligrapher from San Diego, displays his handmade sign reading "Woman, Life, Freedom", in Kurdish calligraphy, at a protest following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Faramarza Karimi, an Iranian Kurdish calligrapher from San Diego, displays his handmade sign reading "Woman, Life, Freedom", in Kurdish calligraphy, at a protest following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A Taliban supporter holds an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flag on the first anniversary of the departure of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara 

A decoration with the word "Allah" depicted in calligraphy, hangs on a wall, inside Sutrisno, 54, and his wife, Sri Wahyuningsih's, 51, house, in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2022. After waiting more than a decade, Sri’s parents were supposed to make the trip to Mecca in 2020 but that was cancelled because the coronavirus pandemic halted most international travel. Sri’s father will never make the journey after dying from a stroke in March and her mother was denied permission to attend after Saudi Arabian authorities imposed an age limit of 65. Sutrisno and Sri are joyful at undertaking the haj in the place of Sri’s parents but they are saddened by the loss of Sri’s father and the possibility her mother will never complete the pilgrimage. “It’s such a huge moral burden to me,” said Sri. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN INDONESIA HAJ" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A girl practices Arabic calligraphy with Majda Al-Riyani, a calligraphy trainer, inside a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Majda Al-Riyani, a 29-year-old Libyan woman, teaches Arabic calligraphy to young girls at a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Majda Al-Riyani, a 29-year-old Libyan woman, teaches Arabic calligraphy to young girls at a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Majda Al-Riyani, a 29-year-old Libyan woman, teaches Arabic calligraphy to young girls at a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A girl practices Arabic calligraphy with Majda Al-Riyani, a calligraphy trainer, inside a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Majda Al-Riyani, a 29-year-old Libyan woman, teaches Arabic calligraphy to young girls at a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Majda Al-Riyani, a 29-year-old Libyan woman, teaches Arabic calligraphy to young girls at a training centre in Benghazi, Libya, March 15, 2022. Picture taken March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A man wearing a face mask walks past Chinese calligraphy with words of blessing on red papers for sale on Lunar New Year's Eve, in Hong Kong, China January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

A man checks if the ink of his Chinese calligraphy has dried during preparations to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in Taipei, Taiwan, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

A woman writes Chinese calligraphy to give to people to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of Tiger at a temple in Taipei, Taiwan, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

A man writes Chinese calligraphy around a picture of a tiger to give to people to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of Tiger at a temple in Taipei, Taiwan, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

A woman stands in between rolls of Chinese calligraphy during preparations to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in Taipei, Taiwan, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

A man checks if the ink of his Chinese calligraphy has dried during preparations to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in Taipei, Taiwan, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participate in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A member of staff wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, sweeps the floor during an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participate in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participate in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, show off their writings in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A girl wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participates in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participates in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participates in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participates in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Students wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, show off their writings in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A girl wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, participates in an annual New Year calligraphy contest, after last year's was cancelled due to the Pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Vendors write Chinese calligraphy with words of blessing on red papers for sale, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Vendors write Chinese calligraphy with words of blessing on red papers for sale, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man walks past Chinese calligraphy with words of blessing on red papers for sale for the upcoming Chinese New Year on a street in Hong Kong, China February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man writes Chinese calligraphy with words of blessing on red papers for sale for the upcoming Chinese New Year on a street in Hong Kong, China February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while watching a shop owner writing calligraphy ahead of the Lunar new year at a market in Taipei, Taiwan, January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

24-year-old Syrian artist, Hazem Kurdali, paints an artwork using Arabic calligraphy in Damascus, Syria, January 11, 2021. Picture taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi 

24-year-old Syrian artist, Hazem Kurdali, paints an artwork using Arabic calligraphy in Damascus, Syria, January 11, 2021. Picture taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi 

24-year-old Syrian artist, Hazem Kurdali, paints an artwork using Arabic calligraphy in Damascus, Syria, January 11, 2021. Picture taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi 

24-year-old Syrian artist, Hazem Kurdali, paints an artwork using Arabic calligraphy in Damascus, Syria, January 11, 2021. Picture taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi 

An anti-government protester holds a flag with Chinese calligraphy that reads "Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times", during a protest at Mong Kok, in Hong Kong, China May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man wearing a face mask practices calligraphy of Chinese characters on the ground at Central Plaza in the city centre of Suifenhe, a city of Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu