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

Ruki Tobita of Japan competes in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification round at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Photo taken Feb. 7, 2022, shows women in costumes, wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus, during a victory ceremony at the Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Niogataki fall in the Aomori Prefecture village of Nishimeya, northeastern Japan, is lit up on Feb. 8, 2022, as it is completely frozen for the first time in four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
People dance in Pyongyang to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of North Korea's armed forces on Feb. 8, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Japan's House of Representatives adopts a resolution expressing solidarity with Ukraine during a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Photo taken at a commercial complex in Bangkok on Feb. 10, 2022, shows an exhibition featuring Japanese animation film "My Neighbor Totoro" a day ahead of its opening. The exhibition, co-hosted by Studio Ghibli Inc. and Uniqlo (Thailand) Co., will run through March 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Few people are seen on a crossing in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Feb. 10, 2022, as a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency remains in place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Fans of Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu gather in front of the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Feb. 10, 2022, as he competes in his free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan competes in the men's figure skating free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 10, 2022, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen poses at the end of his free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 10, 2022, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2022, shows frost-covered trees at a ski resort on Mt. Moriyoshi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita. The trees, which tourists call "snow monster," are at their peak time to view. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Composite photo shows Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano performing a triple cork 1440 during his second run in the men's halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China. He won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
U.S. snowboarder Shaun White gets emotional after the men's halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
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