Improves Asthma and COPD The leaves and seeds of the ginkgo biloba tree have been traditionally used in China to treat coughs and asthma. Recent research indicates that ginkgetin, one of the ...

Cherry blossom season has begun blooming in Washington, D.C. as cherry trees reach just one step away ... D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, "signal Washington's beginning of spring ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tokyo’s cherry blossom viewers saw the first blooms of Japan’s favorite flower on Monday as officials ...

It marks its territory by rubbing the smell on trees. Some reports say that a compound produced relating to the smell is similar to a scent constituent of savory popcorn. A wooden framework was ...

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the minimum ...

The sight of anteaters — known for their climbing prowess — navigating a blossoming Kawazu cherry tree without falling, provides a playful pick-me-up for students about to take one of the most ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori — Fourteen workers of Starbucks Coffee Japan in Aomori Prefecture recently tried their hand at pruning apple tree branches at a farm in the Tomisakae district of Hirosaki, Aomori ...

Goto and her staff inspecting the inside of a tree ...

Atami (Shizuoka Prefecture): Located about 1.5 hours from Tokyo, about 58 Atami-zakura trees bloom along a peaceful stream in late January to early February, about a month ahead of Japan’s standard ...

Here, around 500 Japanese cherry trees create a stunning canopy over a peaceful, large pond. When the cherry blossoms gently fall, they mimic a "sakura snow," covering the pond's surface with a ...