KYOTO—An ume blossom that sprouted at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine here in early March is a world first that bloomed on a cloned Japanese ... draw on this method to preserve our other ume trees ...

Japan’s cherry blossoms, a hallmark of spring, are expected to bloom on schedule this year, with Tokyo’s first flowers ...

Close encounters of a different kind draw hordes of foreign ... his knowledge of Japanese anime by stating, “Romantic encounters always occur under cherry trees.” As a self-confessed fan ...