Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
A ceremony is held at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A moment of silence is held at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2022, the exact time of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city 77 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2022, at the Peace Memorial Park in the Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2022, at the Peace Memorial Park in the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Doves are released at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2022, during a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in the closing days of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A woman prays during a memorial mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city in the closing days of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People observe a moment of silence at the Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2022, the exact time when a U.S. atomic bomb was dropped on the southwestern Japan city 77 years earlier in the closing days of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
File photo taken in October 1971 shows world-renowned Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake giving an interview in Tokyo. He died of liver cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 5, 2022, at age 84. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Vehicles are partly submerged at a traffic intersection in the Aomori Prefecture town of Ajigasawa, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A collapsed road is seen in Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022, following heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Combined photo shows Los Angeles Angels' two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitching (L) and hitting a home run, his 25th this season, in a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 9, 2022, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Ohtani earned his 10th win of the season in the game, making him the first player with double-digit home runs as a batter and wins as a pitcher in a single Major League Baseball season since Hall of Famer Babe Ruth in 1918. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Fans celebrate after Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani earned his 10th win of the season and hit a home run, his 25th of the season, in a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 9, 2022, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, making him the first player with double-digit home runs as a batter and wins as a pitcher in a single Major League Baseball season since Hall of Famer Babe Ruth in 1918. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Fans celebrate after Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani earned his 10th win of the season and hit a home run, his 25th of the season, in a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 9, 2022, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, making him the first player with double-digit home runs as a batter and wins as a pitcher in a single Major League Baseball season since Hall of Famer Babe Ruth in 1918. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Children holds copies of an extra edition of Iwate Nippo newspaper, circulated in Iwate Prefecture, in front of JR Yurakucho Station in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after Los Angeles Angels pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani earned his 10th win of the season in a game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California, the previous day, making him the first player with double-digit home runs as a batter and wins as a pitcher in a single Major League Baseball season since Hall of Famer Babe Ruth in 1918. Ohtani hails from the northeastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (1st row, C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet attend a photo session at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet attend its first meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022, after he reshuffled his Cabinet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A large screen erected in a cornfield at the Field of Dreams baseball stadium in Dyersville, Iowa, displays an image of Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki prior to an MLB game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 11, 2022. The 1989 movie Field of Dreams was filmed at a farm in the Iowa city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs is pictured during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 11, 2022. The 1989 movie Field of Dreams was filmed at a farm in the Iowa city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A large screen erected at the Field of Dreams baseball stadium is pictured in a cornfield in Dyersville, Iowa, prior to an MLB game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 11, 2022. The 1989 movie Field of Dreams was filmed at a farm in the Iowa city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Paper lanterns float on the Kanna River in the village of Ueno in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2022, the eve of the 37th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 passengers and crew. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People ring a bell near a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Children blow bubbles at a monument dedicated to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2022, the 37th anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew and passengers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A platform at JR Tokyo Station is crowded on Aug. 11, 2022, as many travelers head to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's "Bon" holidays in the first restriction-free summer since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 11, 2022, as many travelers head to their hometowns or resorts for Japan's "Bon" holidays in the first restriction-free summer since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Travelers are seen at the departure lobby for international flights at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 11, 2022, as people head overseas for Japan's "Bon" holidays in the first restriction-free summer since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - July 30~Aug. 5
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - July 23~29
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - July 16~22
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - July 9~15
