Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
People walk in falling sleet in Tokyo's Asakusa area on an unseasonably cold day on March 22, 2022. A cherry blossom tree that started to bloom is seen on the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People walk in falling sleet in Tokyo's Asakusa area on an unseasonably cold day on March 22, 2022. A blooming cherry blossom tree is seen on the right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People take to the streets in Paris on March 19, 2022, to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People stage a rally in Tokyo on March 21, 2022, in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People stage a rally in Tokyo on March 21, 2022, in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People stage a rally at Trafalgar Square in London on March 23, 2022, in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A roadside screen in Tokyo's Yurakucho area shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivering a virtual speech to Japanese lawmakers on March 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The interior of Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry building in Tokyo is dimly lit on March 22, 2022, as the ministry asks people in Tokyo and some other areas served by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to save electricity amid tight energy supply. The utility was expecting a power shortage the same day due to cold weather and the suspension of some power plants due to a powerful earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on March 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Lighting of the Tokyo Skytree tower is turned off on March 22, 2022, in Tokyo as the capital and 15 other prefectures from central to northeastern Japan face tight power supply-demand situations with some power plants remaining offline following a powerful earthquake last week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
TV sets are turned off at a BicCamera electronics store in Tokyo on March 22, 2022, as Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry calls on people to reduce their electricity consumption in Tokyo and other eastern and northeastern areas the same day after a recent strong earthquake has constricted power supplies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The National Cherry Blossom Festival opens along the Potomac River in Washington on March 20, 2022. The annual spring festival returned to an in-person format for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The National Cherry Blossom Festival opens along the Potomac River in Washington on March 20, 2022. The annual spring festival returned to an in-person format for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Kaoru Mitoma of Japan reacts after opening the scoring late in the second half of a Group B football match against Australia in Sydney on March 24, 2022, in the final group-phase round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan players celebrate after securing a berth at the World Cup football finals in Qatar with a 2-0 win over Australia in Sydney on March 24, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the figure skating pairs free program at the world championships in Montpellier, France, on March 24, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara celebrate after winning silver medals in the figure skating pairs at the world championships in Montpellier, France, on March 24, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Related coverage:
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - March 12~18
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - March 5~11
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Feb 26~March 4
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - February 19~25
