Japan and beyond: Week in Photos
Aug. 26 - Sept. 1
Here is a selection of Kyodo News photos and videos taken this week in Japan and beyond.
Aug. 26
Japan's first new tram system in 75 years begins operating in Tochigi Prefecture, connecting the east side of JR Utsunomiya Station in the prefectural capital Utsunomiya and the nearby town of Haga on a 14.6-kilometer stretch. (Kyodo)
People connected to the fishery industry and others protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Manila against the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)
A rocket carrying SpaceX's Dragon craft takes off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida on the Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. (Kyodo)
Aug. 27
The Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies during an aviation festival at the ASDF base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)
Co-host Japan stayed alive at the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a dramatic 98-88 win against Finland, recovering from an 18-point deficit for the biggest comeback of the tournament so far. (Kyodo)
Aug. 28
Petunia flowers are in bloom at Mother Farm theme park in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo)
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels singles off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Taijuan Walker, hitting a sharp grounder past the mound, during the first inning of a baseball game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (Kyodo)
Construction of a Self-Defense Forces base is underway on Mageshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)
Aug. 29
China imposed a ban on all Japanese seafood products following the release from Aug. 24 of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. A sign at a Beijing supermarket says the seafood used in products at a sushi corner was not imported from Japan. (Kyodo)
A memorial service is held at a Tokyo hotel for former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki, who wielded considerable influence as a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the upper house of parliament. Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is pictured after giving the eulogy. (Kyodo)
Co-host Japan's bid to reach the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup ended with a 109-89 loss to heavyweight Australia. (Kyodo)
Aug. 30
Nearly a week into the release of treated radioactive water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, no anomalies have been detected in tritium levels in nearby waters. The Japanese government and the plant's operator will continue to monitor the operation. (Kyodo)
A labor union at Japanese department store operator Sogo & Seibu says union members would go on a rare strike at its flagship store in Tokyo, as its parent company remains committed to selling the chain to a U.S.-based investment fund despite their opposition to the buyout. (Kyodo)
Aug. 31
Union members at Sogo & Seibu Co. go on strike at its flagship Tokyo store in a rare work stoppage amid job security concerns stemming from the parent company's plan to sell the chain to a U.S. fund. (Kyodo)
Kyodo Senpaku Co. holds a ceremony for the launch of the Kangei Maru, a new whale factory ship due to be completed in March 2024. (Kyodo)
A supermoon lights up the sky in Tokyo. (Kyodo)
Sept. 1
Japan marks the centenary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which devastated the capital Tokyo and surrounding areas, leaving an estimated 105,000 people dead or missing. Around 90 percent of the deaths were caused by fires. (Kyodo)
Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales. Animal rights activists protested against the traditional hunt at the port. (Kyodo)
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