The newest members of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at the University of Missouri are introduced to the community and campus after several months of secret pledging.
Women carry offerings to the sea in Kuta, Bali.
A Japanese translator holds a goodbye note to the window at Kansas City International Airport. Nearly 500 Japanese nationals from Kurashiki City came to visit in celebration of the cities' sister-city relations.
Ryan White pauses for a breakdown at the Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri. White's band competed with over 20 other groups for the annual Battle of the Bands title.
A student adjusts the ties on his ankles during the school's sports festival in Ikura, Japan. The festival was bitter-sweet for many as it was the school's final year in operation.
Young dancers wait anxiously for their results in Tokyo's Shiodome Youth Dance Competition.
A young monk seeks relief from the blazing sun in Cambodia's famed Angkor temple. Monks often spend hours at temples known to foreigners so they can practice their English.
Members of the University of Missouri's Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity perform for family and friends at a probate.
Couples gather on top of the Umeda Sky Building to enjoy the Osaka skyline.
A brilliant sunset emerges after a rainstorm over Shinjuku ward in Tokyo.
A University of Missouri student scours his apartment after a fire started in the apartment above. "Everything's ruined," he said.
Vending machines illuminate the covered ginza in rural Niimi, Japan. The country has one vending machine per an estimated 23 people, according to the Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association.
A morning market stirs to life an hour before dawn in downtown Bangkok.
The gaurd changes hourly at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. The largest of five, Gyeongbokgung Palace was rebuilt in 1867.
A family gives offerings inside a small temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand on New Year's Day.
A carriage in Hiroshima turns around under one of the largest natural land bridges in Asia.
Locals rest next to the ancient bathing area of Angkor Wat.
A mid-sized tuna waits to be scored in Tsukiji, the world's largest fish market.
A young hunter watches as his kill is loaded into a refridgerated truck. After being hooded for mounting, the meat was then donated to the Missouri food bank.
Piles of ponytails wait in Nefertiti Salon to be picked up by Locks of Love, a non-profit charity devoted to making wigs for cancer patients. Nefertiti as well as other local salons celebrated Valentine's Day by providing free haircuts to those donating their hair.
A lone cat sits ready to greet tired travelers outside a rundown hostel in Bangkok.
The Japanese Sports Festival is celebrated nation-wide with relays, gymnastics, dances, and team challenges.
Students as young as 5 years old compete in Tokyo's Shiodome Youth Dance Competition.
Runners shuffle along to keep warm during Okayama's annual Naked Man Festival. The festival takes place despite sub-zero temperatures in February.
Competitors race to put the finishing details on their snow sculptures at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan.
A camera crew documents the filleting of a large bonito in Tsukiji Market.
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All images © Jamie Kanki 2010
