Joe Keogh, 78, had decided to mark his wife Jane's 73rd birthday in a unique and heartfelt way—by giving her a Japanese cherry blossom tree, a symbol of their enduring love. The heartwarming ...

Note: Ishiwarizakura literally means "the cherry tree that cracked a stone." Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children.

Modern Japanese people largely originated from three ancestral groups and carry ancient DNA that may influence their risk of developing certain diseases, genetic analyses suggest. Modern Japanese ...

Don’t be deterred by the words “fusion food”. At this High Street newcomer, two cuisines meld with sensitivity and purpose.

It was a how-to book on creating your own family tree, a pursuit that had become a bit of a fad thanks to the popularity of the NHK documentary series, “Family History,” which explored the ...

Here we tour the best modern residential Japanese houses designed by international and local ... cherry trees inspired by the village's local icon, a 300-year-old weeping tree of the same species, ...

Some commuters nap, others doomscroll. But on trams in the Japanese city of Matsuyama, passengers have another option: Write a haiku. Matsuyama is the self-proclaimed capital of this centuries-old ...

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TOKYO (AP) — A civil lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling opened Monday with emotional testimony from plaintiffs who said they were constantly stopped and questioned without good ...

In her upcoming memoir’s synopsis, One Tree Hill alum Bethany Joy Lenz revealed the name of the organization she was a part of for 10 years, which she previously described as a “cult.” ...

But when old trees fall, they can quickly become a hazard. If you’re unsure about how to handle a fallen pine tree on your property, consult a professional. It’s important to identify the ...

The Japanese yen hit a fresh multidecade low before rebounding sharply, after the government stepped in to shore up the currency. The yen weakened past 160 to the dollar early Monday, before ...