Through the lens: Eye on Asia for the third week of August

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Tokyo on August 14 announcing he will step down after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party selects a new chief next month. (Photo by Wataru Ito)

Japanese athletes join the Paris Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France on August 11. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

Dismissed Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks on August 14 after a court found him guilty of breaching the constitution with a cabinet appointment. People in the Southeast Asian nation are now bracing for more political uncertainty. (Photo by AP)

A horseman shoots a bow during a traditional hunting festival in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan on August 3. (Photo by Reuters)

Security force personnel search for victims at the site of a helicopter crash on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7. An official said all five people on board were killed. (Photo by Reuters)

Hot air balloons from around the world take to the skies as part of a cultural festival in Nevsehir, Turkey, on August 10. (Photo by Getty Images)

A student paints on a wall in Dhaka on August 12, after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh amid violent protests. (Photo by Getty Images)

A cow cools off in Wular Lake on a hot and humid day in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, on August 11. (Photo by Getty Images)

Tourists in Shanxi province visit the largest waterfall on China's Yellow River on August 10. The Hukou Waterfall's flow has surged due to heavy rainfall upstream and adjustments in reservoir discharges. (Photo by Getty Images)

The 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is marked at the Japanese city's Peace Memorial Park on August 6. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

Tourists travel down the Li River by raft in China's Guilin on August 8. (Photo by Getty Images)

Fireworks light up the sky during the annual Taipei Summer Festival on August 10. (Photo by Getty Images)

A folk artist in Chongqing, China, takes part in a "fire pot" performance, dazzling spectators with fiery sparks on August 10. (Photo by Getty Images)

A girl waves the flag of Singapore during the city-state's National Day Parade on August 9. (Photo by EPA/Jiji)

A striking night view of Turkey's capital, Ankara, on August 11. (Photo by Getty Images)

Women in Japan pray on August 12 for the victims of a 1985 airliner crash that killed over 500 people aboard a plane flying from Tokyo to Osaka. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)