Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the ...

Safety warning as Tokyo’s cherry blossom trees fall during viewing season - Last year, 85 trees fell in Tokyo parks, injuring ...

Tokyo's iconic cherry blossom trees, planted during the 1960s, are now aging and posing safety risks. Recent accidents have heightened concerns as the popularity of hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, ...

The Tokyo Sky Tree, the city’s new digital broadcast antenna, became the world’s tallest free-standing television tower this week when it overtook China’s 600-meter (1,968.5 feet) Canton Tower. By ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

There’s a new super-skyscraper going up, and for once it’s not in Dubai. The new Tokyo Sky Tree will stand a whopping 2000 feet (610 meters) over Tokyo, making it by far the tallest building in Japan ...