Here is a selection of photos taken by Kyodo News photographers this week in Japan and beyond.

Hiroto Ogiwara competes en route to winning the men's title at the national snowboard big air championships at Aomori Spring Ski Resort in Ajigasawa, northeastern Japan, on April 10, 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Rikako Ikee, who is coming back from leukemia treatment, swims en route to winning the women's 50-meter butterfly final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 10, 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the champion's green jacket after winning the Masters Tournament on April 11, 2021, at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
An elderly man is inoculated against the novel coronavirus in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 12, 2021. Japan began vaccinating people aged 65 or older against COVID-19 the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A fishing boat sails at dawn on April 12, 2021, off the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner passes in front of the Tower of Sun at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on April 13, 2021, in the absence of spectators. In light of a surge in coronavirus infections, the torch relay in Osaka is not taking place on roads where large crowds may gather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A fisherman engages in maintenance work on a fishing boat at a port in Soma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 13, 2021. The Japanese government decided the same day to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea despite the worries of local fishermen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
People rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 13, 2021, in protest against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Candles are lit during a memorial event in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on April 14, 2021, the fifth anniversary of the first of a pair of deadly earthquakes that hit the region, with Kumamoto Castle seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
An Olympic rings monument is unveiled on the summit of Mt. Takao in Hachioji in western Tokyo, a popular hiking destination on the outskirts of the capital, on April 14, 2021, 100 days before the Tokyo Olympics, with the games' mascot Miraitowa posing for a photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A message shown at the observation deck of the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower on April 14, 2021, declares "100 days remaining" until the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture in central Japan, fully reopens to traffic on April 15, 2021, after its wintertime closure. The scenic road connects Toyama and Nagano prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
People rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on April 15, 2021, to protest against the Japanese government's recent decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan is pictured after performing in the men's short program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka on April 15, 2021, in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Photo taken April 15, 2021, shows nemophila flowers blooming at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

 
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