Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
Rafaela Silva (blue) of Brazil competes against Japan's Haruka Funakubo en route to winning the women's 57-kilogram final at the judo world championships on Oct. 8, 2022, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Pro-choice protesters pose for a photo with placards during a rally in Washington on Oct. 8, 2022, exactly a month ahead of midterm elections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Oleksandra Matviychuk (C), head of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties, poses for a photo with the group's other members at a press conference in Kyiv on Oct. 8, 2022, a day after the organization was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize along with jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and Russia's Memorial human rights group for their "outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Drivers start their race at their Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2022. (Kyodo)
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix on Oct. 9, 2022, at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Kochia, also known as summer cypress, turn scarlet at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 9, 2022, as autumn approached. (Kyodo)
Pacific sauries, a popular autumn fish in Japan, are chargrilled at the Meguro "sanma" festival in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2022. (Kyodo)
People dance on the night of Oct. 10, 2022, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Oct. 10, 2022, shows a building partially destroyed in Russia's missile attacks earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People remove wreckage on a street in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Oct. 10, 2022, after Russia's missile attacks earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Travelers arrive from overseas at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2022. (Kyodo)
A street in Kyoto is crowded with tourists on Oct. 11, 2022. Japan significantly eased COVID-19 border controls the same day while starting the National Travel Discount program, except for Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People walk in Osaka's Shinsekai area on Oct. 11, 2022. Japan significantly eased COVID-19 border controls the same day while starting the National Travel Discount program, except for Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The Epsilon-6 rocket lifts off from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 12, 2022. (Kyodo)
The Epsilon-6 rocket, leaving a trail of white smoke after liftoff from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, is pictured at 9:51 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2022. (Kyodo)
People line up to take a PCR test in Beijing on Oct. 12, 2022, as the Chinese leadership maintains a zero COVID-19 policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A large screen on a street in Beijing on Oct. 12, 2022, shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the seventh plenary session of the Chinese Communist Party's 19th Central Committee the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the yen trading in the lower 146 zone versus the U.S. dollar, its lowest level in 24 years, on Oct. 12, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Candles are lit up on a test basis at Myoshin-ji temple in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2022, a day ahead of the start of a special nighttime visitation event through Oct. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Oct. 1~7
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Sept. 24~30
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Sept. 17~23
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Sept. 10~16
