The Week in World Photos

An well-wisher using wooden tubs splash cold waters onto himself during an annual cold-endurance festival at the Kanda Myojin shinto shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. Itsuo Inouye, The Associated Press

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An well-wisher using wooden tubs splash cold waters onto himself during an annual cold-endurance festival at the Kanda Myojin shinto shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. Itsuo Inouye, The Associated Press

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