Kyodo Photos of the Month

KYODO PHOTOS OF THE MONTH

October 2024

The Peace Statue is lit up at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on Oct. 11, 2024, the same day Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. (Kyodo/Hidetaka Komukai)

A mountain range with snow covered mountains in the background

A mail delivery worker makes a U-turn in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2024, after finding the road severed following a historic downpour a month earlier. (Kyodo/Yohei Kanasashi)

A man standing in front of a store filled with boxes

Ken Goldin, CEO of auction company Goldin Auctions, holds Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball from the 2024 season, in New Jersey, on Oct. 16., 2024. The ball later sold for a record $4,392,000 in an online auction. (Kyodo/Toshiyuki Inaba)

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reacts during a parliamentary debate in the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024. (Kyodo/Yohei Fukai)

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a stump speech in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election. (Kyodo/Michi Ono)

Kumamoto Castle, a popular tourist destination in southwestern Japan, appears to be floating in a sea of clouds on Oct. 9, 2024, as artificial mist emerges around the steeply curving stone walls of the castle's main tower for a limited-time event. (Kyodo/Tamao Ichikawa)

Ai Kurogo (L) and Hiroyo Yamanaka of Saitama Ageo Medics make a block in a women's volleyball SV.League game against NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki at Kawasaki's Todoroki Arena on Oct. 12, 2024. (Kyodo/Masanori Kumagai)

A giant votive tablet with an illustration of a snake is completed at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 23, 2024, in preparation for the coming of 2025, the Year of Snake in the Chinese zodiac. (Kyodo/Tatsuya Sugawa)

An aerial view of a church surrounded by trees

Aichi Institute of Technology right-hander Yuto Nakamura celebrates with his teammates in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2024, after the Yakult Swallows named him their top choice in Nippon Professional Baseball's new player draft. (Kyodo/Shigeyuki Inakuma)

An aerial view of a large building with a lot of windows

Japan's Shogo Taniguchi (3) and Ko Itakura (4) compete for the ball with Australia's Jordan Bos (5) during the first half of an Asian qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Saitama Stadium on Oct. 15, 2024. (Kyodo/Shohei Miyano)

People light up their smartphones at Zojoji temple in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2024, for victims of Israel's assault on Gaza. (Kyodo/Takaki Yajima)

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after clinching the MLB World Series with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Oct. 30, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (Kyodo/Kotaro Ohashi)

Other visual stories

S hinkansen Part 2 of 2- The dream super limited express marks six decades

As 2024 marks 60 years since the bullet train was first put into service, this visual story traces the history of what has become one of the most recognizable symbols of postwar Japan.

Shinkansen Part 1 of 2 - The dream super limited express marks six decades

As 2024 marks 60 years since the bullet train was first put into service, this visual story traces the history of what has become one of the most recognizable symbols of postwar Japan.

Night factory tours provide history lesson of Japan's modern economy

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Taste the world - Home away from home in Tokyo -

Tokyo's foreign residents are bringing the flavors of their respective homelands to their adopted home, enriching the Japanese capital with their thriving restaurants and helping them integrate in the metropolis.

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