Japan and beyond: Week in Photos

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

People walk under ginkgo trees in autumn colors in the Meiji Jingu Gaien area in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno performs in the men's free program at the NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2022. he won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese pair skaters Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the free program at the NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2022. The pair won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

South Korea's Kim Ye Lim (center) poses after winning the women's gold at the NHK Trophy at Makomanai Sekisuiheim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2022, alongside silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (left) and bronze medalist Rion Sumiyoshi, both of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the football World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov. 20, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

La'eeb, the mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, floats in the air during the opening ceremony of the football World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov. 20, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

South Korean pop star Jung Kook (center) of BTS performs during the opening ceremony of the football World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov. 20, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (left) arrives at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Nov. 21, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

An official in protective gear stands in front of a building closed as part of the Chinese government's zero-COVID-19 policy in Beijing on Nov. 21, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Combined photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022, in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows Japan's football World Cup Group E results according to psychic parrot Olivia. Olivia predicts a loss against Germany (top), win over Costa Rica (middle) and loss against Spain (bottom). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiyo, a river otter at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo, predicts Japan's win against Germany by putting a miniature ball inside the blue bucket with a Japanese flag, snubbing the red one with a German flag and yellow one labeled "draw," on Nov. 22, 2022, a day before their World Cup group stage football match. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Landmarks across Japan -- (from left) Sapporo TV Tower, Tokyo Tower, Chubu Electric Power Mirai Tower, Kyoto Tower and Fukuoka Tower -- are lit up in blue to cheer for Japan's Samurai Blue national football team on Nov. 23, 2022, the day of the team's opening match at the World Cup in Qatar. (Kyodo)

Germany players pose for a team photo ahead of World Cup Group E football match against Japan at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ritsu Doan (center front) of Japan scores an equalizer in the second half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Takuma Asano of Japan reacts after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

A supporter of Switzerland cheers ahead of a World Cup Group G football match against Cameroon at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Nov. 24, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan takes the field as the fourth official for a World Cup Group F football match between Belgium and Canada at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Nov. 23, 2022. Yamashita is one of three World Cup referees FIFA has chosen to become the first women to officiate on soccer's biggest stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Brazil's Neymar takes a corner kick during the first half of a World Cup Group G football match against Serbia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Nov. 24, 2022. (Kyodo)

People walk in the dark during a power outage in Kyiv on Nov. 24, 2022, after Russian attacks damaged energy infrastructure. (Kyodo)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tears up after viewing a photo exhibition featuring the assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2022. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)