I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

The colorful blooms of azaleas light up public spaces and private gardens.

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

It’s early November, and I have the bittersweet task of putting the garden to bed. The recent cool temperatures and frosts ...

Japanese-style painter Atsushi Uemura, celebrated for his elegant bird-and-flower paintings, died Friday of natural causes. He was 91. Born in Kyoto City, Uemura was raised in a family of ...

HONOLULU (ISLAND NEWS) - The Army has a new Native Hawaiian two-star general. Lance Okamura was promoted recently and is one of just a few Native Hawaiians to ever hold that rank in the United ...

Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

Just before the sentence was pronounced, the defendant’s mother presented the embarrassed U.S. prosecutor with a bouquet of flowers ... war crimes trials in Japan late in 1945, 124 Japanese ...

Planning to visit Japan this autumn for captivating fall foliage? Get ready for a visual feast! As famous as cherry blossoms, Japan's autumn season paints landscapes with breathtaking hues. From ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voters in Tokyo began casting their ballots early Sunday for an election that might weaken Prime Minister ...

He wrote this poem to mark the occasion. Contemporary Japanese readers of the haiku will tend to imagine the many statues of Buddha in the city’s temples and museums, influenced by school trips ...