Japan and beyond: Week in Photos

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