This type of tree is the ideal one for you to grow in the garden but it's important to plant it before the end of the month.

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season ... Kawazu boasts a distinctive type of cherry tree called Kawazu-zakura, which blooms roughly a month earlier than the typical ...

And with that, my ‘off the beaten track’ tour around central Japan with a group of strangers began, a little more intimately ...

If you're just starting to embrace a love of gardening, you may be tempted to buy Costco's bonsai trees. But are they worth ...

(Mainichi/Ayako Oguni) TOKYO -- If you were raising children overseas, what kind of picture books would you want for them? Since last summer, Bookstart Japan, a nonprofit group that promotes ...

Spring in Japan is a magical season, especially for cherry blossom lovers. While iconic spots like Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka draw crowds for Sakura viewing, there’s another side to Japan that offers the ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

Note: The ice trees at Zao Onsen Ski Resort, known as juhyo in Japanese, are also often referred to as "snow monsters" in English. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...

6 x 9.5 in. (15.2 x 24.1 cm.) ...

TOKYO – Japan’s economy risks taking another hit if US President Donald Trump slaps fresh tariffs on China, sparking a renewed US-China trade war, according to the government’s chief economist.