Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
July 15
People carry a "yamakasa" decorated float during the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival in Fukuoka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Heavy rain hammers Akita Prefecture in northeastern Japan, triggering flooding and landslides. (Kyodo)
July 16
Japan's Tomoka Sato (top) and Yotaro Sato deliver a gold medal-winning performance in the artistic swimming mixed duet technical routine final at the world aquatics championships in Fukuoka. (Kyodo)
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda celebrates winning the men's wheelchair singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London. (Kyodo)
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting his 34th home run of the season in a game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium. (Kyodo)
July 17
A procession of decorated "yamahoko" floats parade during the traditional Gion Festival in Kyoto. (Kyodo)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) arrives at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on the second leg of his four-day trip to the Middle East. (Kyodo)
July 18
Members of the Japan women's national football team, (from L) Hina Sugita, Moeka Minami, Jun Endo and Remina Chiba, pose for photographers at their base camp for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Kyodo)
People walk amid scorching heat near the Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area. (Kyodo)
Kotonowaka (R) seizes control of his bout against Hoshoryu on the 10th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)
July 19
Kataller Toyama and Albirex Niigata battle it out in an Emperor's Cup third-round match in Toyama. Niigata won 4-3 to advance to the next stage. (Kyodo)
Saou Ichikawa, who has congenital myopathy, speaks at a press conference after winning the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors for her novel "Hunchback," a humorous debut that also acts as a commentary on the privileges of non-disabled people. (Kyodo)
The Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto in western Japan is crowded with foreign tourists. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo)
July 20
A man strikes a pose imitating martial arts star Bruce Lee in front of his statue in Hong Kong. (Kyodo)
Tourists stroll through lavender fields in full bloom in Nakafurano in Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo)
A child touches a digital screen displaying an orca at the newly opened "Aoao Sapporo" aquarium in Sapporo. (Kyodo)
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a shot at the 18th hole during the first round of the British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. (Kyodo)
July 21
Rikuto Tamai of Japan performs in the men's diving 10-meter platform semifinals during the world aquatics championships in Fukuoka. (Kyodo)
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Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - July 8~14
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - July 1~7
Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - June 24~30
