Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
April 6
Noto Railway in Ishikawa Prefecture, which suspended services following the deadly earthquake on New Year's Day, fully resumes its operations. (Kyodo)
Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and his son Prince Hisahito visit a biotope at Tamagawa University's College of Agriculture in Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)
The Imazu Lighthouse, the oldest functioning wooden lighthouse in Japan that dates back to the 19th century, is lit for the first time in about eight months since being relocated to make room for new disaster prevention infrastructure in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)
People rally near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, as the day marks exactly six months after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. (Kyodo)
The slopes of Mt. Yoshino in Nara Prefecture turn pale pink, with some 30,000 cherry trees approaching full bloom. (Kyodo)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow. (Kyodo)
The total eclipse could be seen from land beginning in the late morning in part of Mexico, with the path of totality stretching to the northeast through U.S. states such as Texas, Arkansas and Indiana. (Kyodo)
Holding a green onion that has unexpectedly become a political weapon for opposition parties to attack South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a supporter of the main opposition Democratic Party makes fun of the country's leader on parliamentary election dayin Seoul. (Kyodo)
Japanese Princess Aiko visits Meiji Jingu shrine to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the death of Empress Shoken, wife of Emperor Meiji. (Kyodo)
The season's first auction for high-quality mangoes, named "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), is held at a wholesale market in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki. (Kyodo)
A Shinto ritual is held at a beach on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan as it opens for swimming the same day. (Kyodo)
Princess Kako, the younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito, visits Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the death of Empress Shoken, wife of Emperor Meiji. The empress died on April 11, 1914. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)
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