Tokyo, Japan: Yokozuna, or the grand champion of sumo, Hakuho (centre), performs the ceremonial entrance at the Meiji shrine


Harbin, China: A woman bleeds after hitting a patch of ice during a winter swimming competition in the Songhua river


Tana Toraja, Indonesia: a man uses a machete to kill a buffalo during a Rambu Solo ceremony in Sulawesi province. The traditional sacrificial death ritual was held by the family of a local woman and 200 buffaloes and 500 other animals were slaughtered to feed to guests