Some trees are exploding with pink and white flowers, just in time for couple of rare warm and sunny days this week.

Cherry blossoms, or “sakura,” are Japan’s favorite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April, just as ...

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

Tokyo cherry blossoms bloom earlier than other Japan regions - Spring has officially arrived in Japan draped in hues of pink ...

And the free event wasn't just diplomacy, there were also performers from tap dancers, puppeteers, JPop singers and ...

Zauner talked to The Associated Press about her fourth studio album, “For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women).” Out Friday, ...

Japan's state-owned JOGMEC, tasked with ensuring minerals and energy security, and gas firm Iwatani said on Monday they will invest up to 110 million euros ($120 million) in a French rare earths ...

Less is more when it comes to Japanese flower arrangements, particularly the art of ikebana. The workshops taught at Atelier Soka follow the Sogetsu style of ikebana, which is considered more ...

Formally known as ovicula biradiata, the flower is remarkable as it represents ... calling the simultaneous discovery "very rare." The name was chosen because of the plant’s wooly hairs, as ...

Imagine waiting 12 whole years just to witness a single bloom. It is quite as dramatic as it sounds. In the Western Ghats, a rare flower blooms only once in a decade and some change—the Neelakurinji ...

The world’s largest water lily with giant floating leaves and fragrant white flowers, blooming only at night. An intricate flower with purple, white, and blue hues, it’s both a pollinator ...