















In this Friday, June 28, 2019, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival for the wel... In this Friday, June 28, 2019, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival for the welcome and family photo session at G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP, File)
In this Friday, June 21, 2019, file photo, protesters gather outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong. Several hundred mainly student protesters g... In this Friday, June 21, 2019, file photo, protesters gather outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong. Several hundred mainly student protesters gathered outside Hong Kong government offices Friday morning, with some blocking traffic on a major thoroughfare, after a deadline passed for meeting their demands related to controversial extradition legislation that many see as eroding the territory's judicial independence. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, riot police clear barricades blocked by protesters outside the police headquarters as thousands gathered ... In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, riot police clear barricades blocked by protesters outside the police headquarters as thousands gathered to demand for an independent inquiry into a heavy-handed police crackdown at a protest earlier this month, in Hong Kong. Thousands of people joined Hong Kong's latest protest rally Wednesday night against legislation they fear would erode the city's freedoms, capping a daylong appeal to world leaders ahead of a G-20 summit this week that brings together the heads of China, the United States and other major nations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019, file photo, protesters take part in a rally in Hong Kong. Thousands of people joined Hong Kong's latest protest rall... In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019, file photo, protesters take part in a rally in Hong Kong. Thousands of people joined Hong Kong's latest protest rally Wednesday night against legislation they fear would erode the city's freedoms, capping a daylong appeal to world leaders ahead of a G-20 summit this week that brings together the heads of China, the United States and other major nations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
In this Tuesday, June 25, 2019, file photo, North Koreans hold cards to make an image depicting a worker and a farmer during a mass game performance o... In this Tuesday, June 25, 2019, file photo, North Koreans hold cards to make an image depicting a worker and a farmer during a mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)
In this Sunday, June 23, 2019, file photo, rescuers try to remove the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia.... In this Sunday, June 23, 2019, file photo, rescuers try to remove the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia. Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble of the collapsed seven-story building. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto shout slogans during a rally near the Co... In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto shout slogans during a rally near the Constitutional Court where judges are scheduled to announce their decision on the court challenge to the results of April's presidential election, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Former Gen. Prabowo Subianto who lost to the incumbent President Joko Widodo claims there was massive electoral fraud and is asking the Constitutional Court to invalidate the election. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, Indian police detain activists of opposition Congress party's youth wing protesting against deaths of mor... In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, Indian police detain activists of opposition Congress party's youth wing protesting against deaths of more than 100 children due to Encephalitis in the Indian state of Bihar, outside the residence of India's health minister in New Delhi, India9. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this Tuesday, June 25, 2019, file photo, members of a South Korean military honor guard throw their guns into the air during a ceremony to mark the... In this Tuesday, June 25, 2019, file photo, members of a South Korean military honor guard throw their guns into the air during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea and North Korea fought a devastating three-year war in the early 1950s that ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
In this Saturday, June 22, 2019, file photo, barristers pose for a group photo after an appointment ceremony for senior counsel outside the Court of F... In this Saturday, June 22, 2019, file photo, barristers pose for a group photo after an appointment ceremony for senior counsel outside the Court of Final Appeal building in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
In this Tuesday, June 25, 2019, file photo, environmental activists wearing Pikachu costumes hold a rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila, ... In this Tuesday, June 25, 2019, file photo, environmental activists wearing Pikachu costumes hold a rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila, Philippines. The group is challenging Japan to stop financing coal as it prepares to host the Group of 20 leaders summit. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
In this Friday, June 28, 2019, file photo, a Japanese woman looks at an environmental activist wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump du... In this Friday, June 28, 2019, file photo, a Japanese woman looks at an environmental activist wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against coal usage as world leaders gather for the G-20 Summit, in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, police officers control traffic prior to the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. The two-day summit star... In this Thursday, June 27, 2019, file photo, police officers control traffic prior to the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. The two-day summit starts Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
In this June 18, 2019, file photo, a plastic recycling company worker sorts out plastic bottles collected for processing at Tokyo Petbottle Recycle Co... In this June 18, 2019, file photo, a plastic recycling company worker sorts out plastic bottles collected for processing at Tokyo Petbottle Recycle Co., Ltd, in Tokyo. Japan has a plastic problem. Single bananas here are sometimes wrapped in plastic. So are individual pieces of vegetables, fruit, pastries, pens and cosmetics. Plastic-wrapped plastic spoons come with every ice cream cup. But as world leaders descend on Osaka for the two-day G20 Summit that starts Friday, June 28, Japan has ambitions to become a world leader in reducing plastic waste. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Swedish programmer Ola Bini places his hands over his face during his Habeas Corpus hearing in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, June 20, 2019. The Swedish pr... Swedish programmer Ola Bini places his hands over his face during his Habeas Corpus hearing in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, June 20, 2019. The Swedish programmer close to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed on Thursday after more than two months in jail on suspicion of hacking. Bini was arrested at Quito's airport in April as he prepared to board a flight to Japan. Top Ecuadorian officials have alleged he was part of a plot hatched with two unidentified Russian hackers to threaten the release of incriminating documents regarding President Lenin Moreno. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Japan's Shinji Okazaki, left, jumps for a header challenged by Uruguay's Rodrigo Bentancur, during a Copa America Group C soccer match at the Arena Gr... Japan's Shinji Okazaki, left, jumps for a header challenged by Uruguay's Rodrigo Bentancur, during a Copa America Group C soccer match at the Arena Gremio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Copa America favorites Uruguay drew 2-2 with Japan on Thursday and delayed until the last round of the group stage its likely qualification to the tournament's knockout phase. (AP Photo/Edison Vara)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 summit in Osaka.
In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, Hong Kong protesters rally outside police headquarters to press their demands for the formal withdrawal of bills that would allow extradition of suspects to mainland China.
North Koreans hold cards to create an image during a mass game performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang.
___
This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
___
Visit the AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com
Visit AP Images online: http://www.apimages.com