Pictures of the Week (Aug. 29 – Sept. 4)

Super Yosakoi 2015
Tokyo, Japan – A reveler in a colorful costume dances to the music on the main street of Tokyo’s upscale Harajuku neighborhood during an annual carnival on Saturday, August 29, 2015. About 6,000 performers in 100 groups show their dances before a huge throng of spectators during the two-day extravaganza. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

World Judo Championships Astana 2015
Astana, Kazakhstan – Takeshi Ojitani (JPN) in action during the World Judo Championships Astana 2015 Men’s Team Final match at Alau Ice Palace, August 30, 2015. (Photo by AFLO SPORT)

Shinjuku Creators' Festa 2015
Tokyo, Japan – The artwork “Parrots: by Noboru Tsubaki is exhibited at the lobby of Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower lobby in Shinjuku on September 1, 2015. Various contemporary art works are being shown as a part of the Shinjuku Creators’ Festa 2015. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee scraps logo design
Tokyo, Japan – Toshio Muto, director general of the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo late Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Following an emergency meeting, Muto said the organizing committee would scrap the emblem designed by Kenjiro Sano some critics said may have been plagiarized. The logo scandal is another embarrassment for Japan, which scrapped the initial design of the main stadium for the Games following a public uproar over its skyrocketing estimated cost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Karate: 13th Asian Senior Karate Championships 2015
Yokohama, Japan – A general view of the 13th Asian Senior Karate Championships in Yokohama Japan. (Photo by Sho Tamura/AFLO SPORT)