It is time to be in Japan. And now. On Monday (March 24), the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed that the 2025 cherry blossom season has officially begun in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms, or sakura ...

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Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across Japan, prompting the usual rush ... Despite rising prices and recent wet weather in Tokyo, cherry blossom viewing remains a major economic event.

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across Japan, prompting the usual rush of impromptu picnics, but prices are surging for the traditional food items often enjoyed while admiring the flowers.

With Ohtani’s jersey at No. 1 and Yamamoto’s at No. 10, it is just the second time two Japanese-born players have ranked in the top 10. Ichiro Suzuki and Yu Darvish did it in 2012. Non-Dodgers players ...

OSAKA--The grounds of the Japan Mint in Osaka’s Kita Ward opened to the public on April 5 in an annual event to show off the hundreds of flowering cherry blossom trees. But a lucky 1,900 or so ...

Crowds flocked to the city's top locations to take photos and hold picnics under the elegant dark branches bursting with pink and white flowers, known as sakura in Japanese. "Honestly it feels pretty ...

A university has been honoured by the Japanese ambassador for its collection of cherry blossom trees. Keele University was officially awarded a certificate of commendation by ambassador Hiroshi ...

following a 2023 revision to Japan’s liquor tax law. The average budget per person for hanami gatherings in 2025 is around 2,997 (S$26.85), according to weathernews. Despite rising prices and recent ...

Japan ranked either first or second in all three categories—literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills—of an international survey of adult skills. The Organization for Economic ...

When several women claimed Gary Busey sexually harassed them in Cherry Hill in 2022, the actor denied wrongdoing and asked police officers to relay his apologies to his accusers, a court record says.