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SAKURA 15

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 23, 2016
Prickly problem
Why do folk hold annual picnics for cherry blossoms but not azaleas?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
City famed for cherry blossoms deploys camera drone
A northeastern city renowned for its cherry blossom is teaming up with a software developer to film the scene using drones, in a bid to boost tourism and assist in the upkeep of the trees.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
Boy drowns after boat flips in Niigata's Takada Park while viewing cherry blossoms
A 15-year-old high school boy drowned Sunday after the boat he and three former classmates were aboard capsized in a moat surrounding Takada Park in Joetsu, Niigagta Prefecture, where hundreds of people had converged to view cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Cherry trees in full bloom in Tokyo and elsewhere across Japan
Cherry trees reached full bloom in central Tokyo on Thursday, three days earlier than usual amid warm weather, and two days later than last year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 25, 2016
Tokyo hotels turn pink for 'hanami' season
The cherry trees are beginning to bloom across Japan, and it is time to prepare for hanami (cherry-blossom viewing), which has been an annual custom since the Heian Period (794-1185).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2016
'Cherry blossom front' begins its migration north through the Japanese archipelago
The annual cherry blossom front began its northward journey Saturday as this spring's first blooms of the Somei-Yoshino variety were reported in various areas of the country, the Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 14, 2016
The centuries-old charm of Japan's cherry blossoms
The time of year much awaited by many people across the country is finally near: the blooming period of the nation's beloved sakura (cherry blossoms).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 12, 2016
Get a taste of spring with cherry blossom-inspired goods
Here's a taste of some of the cherry-blossom themed drinks, snacks, shoes and toilet paper on shelves now.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 6, 2016
Nomura sits a stroke behind provisional third-round leaders
Harukyo Nomura was a stroke behind the provisional leaders at the Coates Golf Championship on Friday, when play was suspended due to darkness.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 5, 2016
Nomura rises to third in Coates Golf Championship
Harukyo Nomura shot a 6-under-par 66 and was tied for third when the second round of the Coates Golf Championship was suspended due to rain on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2016
Sapporo women passing on 'furoshiki' wrapping skills to others
A group of women in Sapporo are helping to spread the art of traditional wrapping by teaching young mothers and foreign students the many different uses for a furoshiki.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Play, other events planned to honor murdered journalist Goto
A year has gone by since freelance journalist Kenji Goto was murdered by Islamic State militants, and Goto's friends, still in mourning, are planning various events to pass on his legacy.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 29, 2015
Japan women's rugby sevens team books spot at Rio Olympics
Japan will have two teams in Rio when rugby makes its return to the Olympics next year after the Sakura Sevens joined the men in booking their tickets to Brazil on Sunday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 22, 2015
Brave Blossoms' success fuels national sevens teams' desire to elevate game
The Japan men's national team's successful run at the Rugby World Cup has inspired the nation's entire rugby circle.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2015
Sakura and dogwood from U.S. share common enduring beauty amid trials of history
Chidorigafuchi, a moat northwest of the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, was packed with people trying to catch a glimpse of the magnificent cherry blossoms in early April, as in every year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 14, 2015
Yokomine tied for 10th at Women's PGA Championship
Sakura Yokomine racked up five birdies against a lone bogey Saturday in the third round of the Women's PGA Championship, moving up to a tie for 10th place at 5-under 214, nine shots off the lead.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 25, 2015
Yokomine pulls into third place
Sakura Yokomine shot a five-under-par 67 on Friday to move into third place after two rounds of the LPGA's Swinging Skirts Classic.
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 16, 2015
Sakura 2015: one nation under a pink canopy
Spring in Japan brings a wave of blossoming cherry trees that is celebrated through the nation for a short few weeks. Despite a spell of strong winds and heavy rain this year, most trees hung on to their petals for a memorable sakura season. Here's one last look at this special time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 15, 2015
Adaptation of Banana Yoshimoto's 'Asleep' is heavy with depression and Eros
Sleep is the great restorer, one we frazzled moderns eternally need, desire and lack. But for Terako (Sakura Ando), the sleepy-eyed heroine of photographer and director Shingo Wakagi's "Shirakawa Yofune" ("Asleep"), the bedroom is a battleground of the spirit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Apr 7, 2015
Tokyo's Ueno Park blossoms as tourist site
Ueno Park, one of Tokyo's best-known landmarks, is Japan's first government-designated park, with its origins dating back to the Meiji Era. It was Dutch military Dr. Anthonius Franciscus Bauduin (1820-1885) who first proposed the idea of giving the area special status.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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