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Choosing the grounds of the serene Tō-ji Temple as the show’s location – the site of Japan’s tallest wooden pagoda, its gardens in full bloom in the midst of the fleeting cherry-blossom season – ...

Japan, with its weak yen attracting Chinese tourists ... whose impressive 55-meter-high wooden pagoda is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This emblematic city location evokes the floral world ...

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Richard Harris, Entrepreneurial Fund Manager, Investment Strategist and Analyst, Port Shelter Investment Management, says The Chinese, in many ways, are looking much more like the adults in the room ...

Residents from all communities came together to build decorative sand pagodas, showcasing unity and Thai tradition during Songkran. PATTAYA, Thailand – Banglamung Sub-district Municipality held ...

Washington, DC, June 23, 2023-- By a vote of 5 to 0, the U.S. International Trade Commission decided that eliminating the existing antidumping and countervailing duties on wood flooring from China ...

Chinese diplomacy has featured a tight schedule in the past week. World leaders from Latin America, Europe and China's neighboring countries paid visits.

Chiuri’s pre-fall 2025 collection unfolded Tuesday against the fleeting beauty of falling sakura, set within the timeless serenity of Kyoto’s storied Tō-ji Garden — home to one of the city’s oldest ...

Spring has officially arrived, and Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms, or sakura, are beginning to bloom across the country! As of April 17, 2025, the cherry blossom season has kicked off in much of ...