Kyodo Photos of the Month

KYODO PHOTOS OF THE MONTH

April 2025

Visitors take photos at the World Exposition in Osaka on April 14, 2025. (Kyodo/Miki Matsuzaki)

Participants in a test run for the World Exposition in Osaka mimic the official mascot Myaku-Myaku in the statue behind them as the pose for a photo on April 4, 2025. (Kyodo/Kenzaburo Fukuhara)

Visitors tour the Swiss pavilion during a preview event at the World Exposition in Osaka on April 7, 2025. (Kyodo/Kenzaburo Fukuhara)

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates after winning the Masters Tournament in a sudden-death playoff with Justin Rose of England to complete a career Grand Slam on the 18th hole at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2025. (Kyodo)

A boy gazes at a candle in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 14, 2025, as the town marks the 9th anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in the southwestern Japan region. (Kyodo/Naoki Hiraoka)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani waits for his at-bat in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on April 7, 2025, at Nationals Park in Washington. (Kyodo/Kotaro Ohashi)

The world's first humanoid half-marathon is held in Beijing on April 19, 2025. About 20 two-legged robots competed in the race, with the winner completing the 21-kilometer course in 2 hours and 40 minutes. (Kyodo/Ken Ishii)

A dance performance is held at Malaysia's pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 17, 2025. (Kyodo/Kenzaburo Fukuhara)

A woman prays at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Kyodo/Yuka Hamada)

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 26, 2025. (Kyodo/Koki Okada)

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles as he plays catch ahead of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 25, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Kyodo/Kasumi Fukudome)

Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan perform in the pairs free program at the World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Tokyo on April 19, 2025. (Kyodo/Yu Matsuda)

Tokyo Skytree is lit up in yellow in the Japanese capital on April 17, 2025, the International Day for Community Volunteers Supporting Offender Reintegration. (Kyodo/Yuya Shino)

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