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

A sea of clouds surrounds the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky," in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of Oct. 15, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
This year's "ukai" traditional cormarant fishing season marks it last day on the Nagara River in Gifu on Oct. 15, 2022. (Kyodo)
 
 
Orix Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima (top) is tossed in the air by his players after the team advanced to the Japan Series by winning Game 4 of the Pacific League Climax Series' final stage against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A large monitor at the media center for the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing shows President Xi Jinping on Oct. 15, 2022, on the eve of the event's opening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Chinese Communist Party elder Song Ping (L) and former Vice President Zeng Qinghong chat during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on Oct. 16, 2022, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
People pose after attending the first day of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on Oct. 16, 2022, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Shunsuke Nakamura of Yokohama FC takes a free kick during a J-League second division game against Zweigen Kanazawa in Yokohama on Oct. 16, 2022. (Kyodo)
 
Two floats shaped like a pair of whales sails in the sea during sunset at the Yobuko Kunchi festival in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2022. (Kyodo)
 
 
 
 
A building is destroyed by a Russian drone strike in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Oct. 17, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Japan's major electronics show CEATEC opens at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2022, with about 560 companies and organizations taking part in the annual event, held in person for the first time in three years following the COVID-hit 2020 and 2021 online shows. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
People hang paper drones in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kyiv on Oct. 18, 2022, in protest against Iran's reported supply of drones to Russia. Russia recently attacked civilian targets in the Ukrainian capital using drones said to have been made by Iran. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Yu Darvish (R) of the San Diego Padres reacts after giving up a solo home run to Kyle Schwarber (L) of the Philadelphia Phillies during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Oct. 18, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
This year's first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 19, 2022. The French wine will be released on Nov. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena (L) chest bumps Jose Altuve after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the seventh inning in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 19, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scenery around the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 19, 2022, with leaves turning red and yellow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 
A street financial monitor in Tokyo shows the Japanese yen breaching the 150 line to hit a fresh 32-year low against the U.S. dollar on Oct. 20, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 

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Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Oct. 8~14

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Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Sept. 24~30

Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - Sept. 17~23