Higuchi, the director of the 2016 “Shin Godzilla” (or “New Godzilla,") has reimagined the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet ...

The five covers of T’s annual Culture issue — which this year is devoted entirely to Japan and its outsize cultural influence ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

It tells users the condition and the age of the trees based on photos they take with their smartphones and upload them to a website. A five-point scale -- only available in Japanese for now -- ranges ...

The books have since been adapted into a Japanese anime, transformed into a nationally-toured musical, and are now being republished in graphic novel form. It’s an endless amount of fun, especially if ...

Former classmates of Yokota Megumi, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea, have planted cherry trees to wish for her quick return to Japan. North Korean agents abducted her in November 1977.

“To any viewers, or tourists coming to Japan, please understand these trees are sacred to Japan. Do NOT touch Cherry Blossoms. They are sacred to the Japanese culture and are extremely delicat ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “ICONIC” Japanese cherry blossom trees gifted to Jersey last year have bloomed for the ...

Simply called the Phantom Cherry Blossom, it is inspired by "the fleeting beauty of the sakura blooms" — the flowers only last for about a week.

As stated by the VCBF, 500 trees of the Ojochin variety were gifted for planting at the cenotaph in Stanley Park in honour of the many Japanese Canadian veterans of WWI. “The 1930s through the ’50s ...

Three new Japanese cherry trees in Jersey have blossomed for the first time, a charity says. The trees were gifted by the Embassy of Japan in the UK last November as part of a project to donated ...

FAMED for their striking red, weeping, lacy leaves, Japanese maples can transform any garden. However, with spring now officially here, the stunning trees are more delicate than ever, experts have ...