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Environmental
Japan gifts Washington 250 new sakura trees
Japan has pledged 250 cherry trees to the U.S. to replace those uprooted during the renovation of Washington’s Tidal Basin. Key Points: ...
Ryan General
Japan’s most famous cherry blossom trees could disappear due to climate change
Climate change could cause Japan’s famous Somei-Yoshino cherry trees to become extinct in some areas by 2100, a new report suggests. K...
Culture
First ladies Jill Biden and Yuko Kishida plant sakura tree to mark US-Japan friendship
The first ladies of the U.S. and Japan honored the friendship between their countries by planting a cherry tree at the White House on Monday...
Fin Facts: 12 surprising things you didn’t know about the cherry blossom, Japan’s unofficial national flower
Spring is in the air, and so is the sight of blooming cherry blossoms. Unless you’ve been living under a rock that’s devoid of this marvelou...
Carl Samson
Asia
Fight Breaks Out in Chinese Starbucks Over $30 Limited Edition Cat Paw Mug
Altercations broke out at Chinese Starbucks shops between desperate shoppers who had been waiting hours to purchase a limited edition ca...
Jin Hyun
This Bar in Tokyo Has an Actual Pool of Cherry Blossoms
A cherry blossom-themed bar will open in Tokyo, Japan on the same day the flowers are forecasted to bloom in the city this year. It will fea...
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