TOKYO (AP) — Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. Some have fallen and ...

TOKYO--Nearly a year after the magnitude-9.0 quake that pummeled Japan, construction of the world's tallest tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, is now complete. Builder Obayashi, which recently announced plans ...

Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. Some have fallen, and many others ...

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Tokyo's iconic cherry blossom season is being overshadowed by safety concerns as many of its beloved Somei Yoshino trees, planted during Japan's post-war boom, are now succumbing to old age. The ...

TOKYO >> Miho Nakashima stood in a bathing suit in Tokyo Aug. 27 next to a 100-year-old gingko tree, her body painted head-to-toe in green leaves and brown branches. Her message was clear, and she ...

TOKYO (AP) — Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. One year of digital ...