Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
Los Angeles Angels fans cheer for two-way star Shohei Ohtani ahead of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on April 22, 2023, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People gather in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on April 22, 2023, to protest against the planned redevelopment of one of the city's greenest neighborhoods. The rally against the plan that would see two historic sports venues demolished and hundreds of trees uprooted was organized by D2021, a group formed after a proposal by the late Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto whose photo (upper R) was erected on the event stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Kuidaore Taro, a life-sized clown doll and symbol of Dotombori entertainment district in Osaka, western Japan, gets a new drum gifted by Yamaha Music Japan Co. strapped to his front on April 24, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese National Public Safety Commission chief Koichi Tani meets the press in Tokyo on April 26, 2023, following a gaffe he made at a party the previous day held by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He came under fire after saying he kept eating a "delicious" bowl of grilled eel rice even after being notified of the explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo shows a model of the lunar lander developed by Ispace Inc. on display at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on April 25, 2023. The Japanese space startup said the following day contact had been lost with the vehicle and its attempted landing on the Moon apparently failed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Takeshi Hakamada (C), CEO of Ispace Inc., bows after explaining at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on April 26, 2023, that contact has been lost with the Japanese space startup's vehicle and its attempted landing on the Moon apparently failed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
U.S. President Joe Biden (2nd from R) and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2nd from L) wave from a White House balcony in Washington on April 26, 2023. U.S. first lady Jill Biden (R) and South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee (L) can be also seen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People watch wisteria flowers at a flower park in Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 26, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo taken on April 27, 2023, shows a Sony Corp. booth at the Appliance and Electronics World Expo 2023 that began in Shanghai the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
People walk in front of JR Osaka Station on April 27, 2023, with most wearing face masks. The government decided the same day to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. The train will begin operating from the following day to Dec. 25, mainly on weekends. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - April 15~21
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - April 8~14
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - April 1-7
