YOUTUBE (CNN) - Cut down cherry tree stumps DC residents
CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports on how a tree stump in East Potomac Park has left some Washingtonians confused and upset in the wake of President Trump's plan to remake the capital city.
NYTIMES (Hannah Beech, Kiuko Notoya and Chang W. Lee) - Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 250 Cherry trees for America's 250th birthday | WORLD OF TRAVEL
After more than 100 years after Japan's initial gift of around 3,000 cherry blossom trees, it’s sending 250 more to mark America's 250th. Japan’s Minister Of Public Affairs on why the blossoms mean far more than what Americans may think. #cherryblossoms #dc #japan #america250
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Japan To America: 250 Years & 250 Trees | WORLD OF TRAVEL
On this episode of World of Travel, hosts Kolyn and Lindsey tour the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. Alongside Masatsugu Odaira, the embassy's Minister of Public Affairs, Lindsey and Kolyn go behind the scenes of diplomacy with a firsthand look at the embassy's authentic Japanese tea house called Ippakutei. The tea house was built in 1960 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the Japan-US Treaty of Amity and Commerce, built in Japan and reassembled on site. As America marks its 250th birthday, Japan is marking it too, with a gift of 250 new cherry trees that echoes the roughly 3,000 sent back in 1912. Whether your gateway into Japanese culture is sushi, anime, or the samurai spirit of service, Odaira offers…
NYTIMES (Jin Yu Young and Hisako Ueno) - South Korea’s Cherry Blossoms Attract a Connoisseur: The Japanese
Cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, is a cherished rite in Japan. Some Japanese are also doing it in South Korea.
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Cherry blossoms take over the nation's capital
The sights and sounds of spring were on full display at the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade in Washington, D.C., drawing more than one and half million visitors.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Celebrating DC's Cherry Blossom Parade
"GMA" reports from the nation's capital as preparations begin for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández, Kiuko Notoya, Hisako Ueno and Kentaro Takahashi) - When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That
Experts use artificial intelligence to analyze data, plus thousands of crowdsourced photos, to forecast the prized flowers, which are a multibillion-dollar attraction.
NPR (Chandelis Duster) - As D.C.'s cherry blossom trees near peak bloom, here's a guide to their history
The renowned trees along Washington, D.C's Tidal Basin were sent as a gift from Japan in 1912. Some of the original trees are still there.
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