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Cherry blossom trees represent hope, new life and beauty and can be best enjoyed at these festivals across the country

The son of a member of YamatoQ, which calls itself the Japanese arm of the U.S. conspiracy cult QAnon, worries he may never get his old father back.

March 6 - BLiTZ. In Japan, mass deaths of laying hens have been recorded. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was recorded in the Japanese

We're coming up on a new school year. Aim to improve your language skills and travel the country more with your newfound confidence.

Weatherman was right for once the fish are jumpingIan Willey (Takamatsu, Kagawa)

Gone before lunch Valentine chocolates--Roberta Beach Jacobson (Indianola, Iowa)

Unusually quiet morning a crow caws thrice--Jerome Berglund (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Hundreds of drivers were left stranded in Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture overnight after a snowstorm blanketed the Hokuriku region, causing power outages and snarling public transportation. 

Making life a mouthful Banggai cardinalfish--R.C. Thomas (Plymouth, U.K.)

With local leaders moving to distance themselves from the Unification Church, adherents are urging assemblies across Japan not to pledge to sever their ties with the religious group and question the politicians’ religious beliefs by sending petitions.