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

Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against Andrey Rublev of the Russian Olympic Committee in the men's singles first round of the Tokyo Olympics at Ariake Tennis Park on July 25, 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Cyclists ride on the premises of Okunitama shrine in Fuchu, western Tokyo, during the women's cycling road race of the Tokyo Olympics on July 25, 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Syria's Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete competing in the Tokyo Olympics at age 12, plays in the women's table tennis singles tournament on July 24, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
This composite photo shows Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome competing in the men's street finals at the Tokyo Olympics on July 25, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park. Horigome won the gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Hifumi Abe of Japan bows after winning the men's judo 66-kilogram final against Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Supporters of Japanese judoka Hifumi Abe and his sister Uta watch TV at a "okonomi-yaki" restaurant in Kobe, western Japan, as the siblings compete at the Tokyo Olympics on July 25, 2021. Both of them won gold the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Egypt's Seif Eissa celebrates after winning bronze in the men's taekwondo 80-kilogram at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Simone Biles of the United States poses after landing off the vault during the women's artistic gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympics on July 27, 2021, at Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Biles withdrew from the team competition after the performance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Four robot arms draw athletes' movements on sand at Ueno Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. The event hosted by a group of artists based in London opened to media people ahead of public demonstration the following day as the Tokyo Olympics are under way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A rainbow is seen during the women's individual triathlon competition at the Tokyo Olympics on July 27, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies on July 28, 2021, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, his major league-leading 37th of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Sailors compete in the women's windsurfer RS:X class at the Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021, off Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
China's Sun Yingsha (top) and Japan's Mima Ito bump rackets after Sun won the women's table tennis singles semifinal match at the Tokyo Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 29, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Protesters call for the suspension of the Tokyo Olympics in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 29, 2021, amid surging coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on July 29, 2021. Tokyo reported a record high 3,865 new COVID-19 cases the same day, while the number of daily cases in Japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Runners compete during the first round of the women's 100-meters of the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021, at National Stadium. (Kyodo)
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