Japan and beyond: Week in Photos

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

Jamaica's team starts its second run in the four-man bobsleigh at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 19, 2022, at the National Sliding Centre in the Yanqing competition zone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shoma Uno of Japan performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu skates next to Beijing Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen during the finale of the exhibition gala at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Stadium on Feb. 20, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fireworks reading "one world" are set off over the National Stadium at the end of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High school students learn shooting from a retired military officer at a school in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Feb. 21, 2022, amid rising tensions with Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Geiko and maiko take part in a kimono-fitting session in Kyoto on Feb. 22, 2022, ahead of their annual "Miyako Odori" dance performance in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

A man removes snow in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2022, after heavy snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2022, shows black smoke shooting up into the air in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo