Kyodo Photos of the Month- June 2025

KYODO PHOTOS OF THE MONTH

June 2025

Japan's Princess Kako visits a nursing home for people of Japanese descent near Sao Paulo during her official trip to Brazil on June 7, 2025. (Kyodo/Yohei Fukai)

Japan's Princess Kako (C) visits Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro on June 13, 2025, during her official trip to Brazil. (Kyodo/Yohei Fukai)

Hydrangea flowers glow under a test light-up at Mimuroto temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 6, 2025, ahead of a nighttime special illumination event open to the general public. (Kyodo/Nana Yumura)

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers stands on the mound after their win against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 15, 2025. (Kyodo/Michi Ono)

Performers dance during a parade held on the final day of a two-day summer festival hosted by six northeastern Japan prefectures at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 15, 2025. (Kyodo/Kenzaburo Fukuhara)

Fireflies flit about under a starry sky, leaving green trails of light in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture on June 19, 2025. (Kyodo/Seiji Nakamura)

Inter Miami's Luis Suarez (R) reacts after scoring his team's second goal during the second half of a football Club World Cup Group A match against Palmeiras in Miami, Florida, on June 23, 2025. (Kyodo/Shohei Miyano)

A man dressed as a warrior monk chops a green bamboo stalk, representing a big snake, during a traditional ceremony dating back over 1,000 years to pray for a rich harvest of grain at Kurama Temple in Kyoto on June 20, 2025. (Kyodo/Nana Yumura)

Brave Lupus Tokyo captain Michael Leitch is tossed in the air by teammates in celebration after they defeated the Kubota Spears in the Japan Rugby League One final at Tokyo's National Stadium, on June 1, 2025. (Kyodo/Tsuyoshi Ueda)

Matsumoto Castle, a national treasure, is pictured in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture on June 21, 2025. (Kyodo/Ryuma Kawamura)

Yuko Kuroki (R) lands a punch on Nanako Suzuki during the eighth round of their Women's WBA minimumweight title boxing match at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on June 26, 2025. (Kyodo/Daiki Katagiri)

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025. (Kyodo/Seiji Nakamura)

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