Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
Sunglasses worn by a police officer reflect people protesting against Okinawa Prefecture's continued hosting of the bulk of U.S. bases in Japan near the venue of a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the southern prefecture's reversion to Japan from U.S. rule in Ginowan on May 15, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
An office building struck by a Russian missile attack is pictured in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on May 17, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Workers in protective gear carry out disinfection operations at a zoo in Pyongyang on May 18, 2022, to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. North Korea reported what it claims is its first COVID-19 outbreak on May 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A member (L) of the North Korean military's medical section hands medicine to a citizen (R) at a pharmacy in Pyongyang on May 18, 2022, amid growing fears over the spread of COVID-19 infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The Metropolitan Police Department conducts a drill in Tokyo on May 18, 2022, ahead of a summit in the Japanese capital on May 24 of the "Quad" group of Indo-Pacific democracies -- the United States, Japan, Australia and India. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Police officers conduct vehicle checkouts in Tokyo on May 19, 2022, ahead of a summit in the Japanese capital on May 24 of the "Quad" group of Indo-Pacific democracies -- the United States, Japan, Australia and India. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Minami area on May 19, 2022, amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19. A Japanese government panel of experts on COVID-19 measures said the same day that wearing masks when outdoors is not always necessary if people are not conversing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2022. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over COVID-19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vessel operated by a salvage company carrying deepwater divers on May 19, 2022, at the site of a tour boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 23 with 26 people aboard. The divers, trained with a special technique known as saturation diving, began later in the day a search inside the tour boat located about 120 meters below the sea surface. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
East Timor's national flag is about to be raised in Dili on May 20, 2022, during a ceremony marking its 20th anniversary of independence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Related coverage:
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - May 7~13
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - April 30~May 6
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - April 23~29
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - April 16~22
