Through the Lens: Thailand’s first LGBTQ weddings, 30th anniversary of Kobe earthquake, and more

LGBTQ+ couples celebrate after they receive official marriage certificates, as Thailand’s’s marriage equality bill comes into effect following a royal endorsement which effectively makes the country Asia’s third territory to legalize same-sex unions, in Bangkok, on Jan. 23. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

A couple pose for a photo while waiting to sign their marriage certificates as the Marriage Equality Act takes effect in Bangkok on Jan. 23. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Couples celebrate after they receive official marriage certificates in Bangkok on Jan. 23. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

A couple walks as they celebrate after receiving official marriage certificates in Bangkok on Jan. 23. (Photo by Adryel Talamantes)

People gather in Kobe East Park to pray for the victims of the Kobe earthquake which killed over 6,400 people in 1995, on Jan. 17. (Photo by Yuichi Nitta)

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers for the souls of the victims of the earthquake at a ceremony in Kobe on Jan. 17. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)

Left, this section of highway in Japan's Kobe collapsed during a massive earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995. Right, the highway today, 30 years after the earthquake. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

Left, Mitsubishi Bank, Hyogo branch collapsed during the earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995. Right, the Hyogo branch has been rebuilt and it is a vacant building today, on Jan. 7. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

A family visits a venue in Kobe to pray for the victims of the earthquake on Jan. 17. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

Japan's teamLab art collective threw open the doors on the latest area of its flagship, high-tech exhibition in southeast Tokyo, offering visitors the chance to immerse themselves in interactive works combining dazzling computerized projections with everything from trampolines to slides.

People enjoy one of the colorful exhibits in a part of the newly opened area in the teamLab art collective's flagship Tokyo venue. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

China's Luckin Coffee opened the first store in Malaysia on Jan. 23. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

Customers take a picture at the first Luckin Coffee store in Malaysia on Jan. 23. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

North Korea appears to have finished rebuilding a rural area ravaged by flooding last summer, consolidating spread-out settlements into five compact towns, a Nikkei analysis shows.

A huge crowd gathers at Toyota’s platform during an auto show in New Delhi on Jan. 19. India's largest Auto Components Show brings over 1,000 exhibitors, product launches and global delegations together, highlighting advancements in EVs, autonomous technologies and sustainability while fostering collaboration across the automotive and mobility sectors. (Photo by Salman Ali/Getty Images)

A worker arranges red lanterns to dry at a workshop in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival on Jan. 21 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Zhou Qiang/Getty Images)

Women dressed in traditional costumes check their mobile phones near decorative red lanterns at a park, ahead of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on Jan. 20. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)

Children jump at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 22 ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21. (Pool Photo/AP)