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Japan Officially Opens 2026 Cherry Blossom Season With First Blooms in Kochi, Gifu and Yamanashi

The agency confirmed the start after verifying more than five blossoms on benchmark Somei Yoshino trees.

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Lexus Retires UX 300e, Its First EV

Man Arrested in Ehime Mountain Body Case as Kochi Police Launch Murder Inquiry

Fujiyoshida Cancels 2026 Mount Fuji Cherry Blossom Festival Over Tourist Misconduct

Heavy Snow Forecast Triggers Avalanche, Travel Alerts Across Northern Japan

Saitama Forest Fire in Chichibu Grows to About 40 Hectares as Prefecture Seeks SDF Aid

Michael Hurst Identified as Australian Skier Who Died Near Niseko as Cause Probed

Thaw After Record Snow Triggers New Dangers in Northern Japan

Japan Snowfall Death Toll Rises to 35 as Troops Deploy and Avalanche Risk Mounts

Abashiri Declares First Day of Sea Ice Landing, Halting Regular Vessel Traffic

JMA Warns of Heavy Snow With Tokyo at Risk for Rare Accumulation

Magnitude 4.6 Quake Shakes Southern Chiba

Japan Warns of Disruptions as Heavy Snow Hits Sea of Japan Coast

Japan Confirms Tour Helicopter Wreckage Inside Mt. Aso Crater

Series of Moderate Quakes Hit Pacific Rim as M5.8 Strikes Off Kamchatka

Heavy Snow Forces Dozens of Flight Cancellations Across Japan

Mount Ogi Wildfire Grows to 8 Hectares, Evacuations Urged in Yamanashi

Japan Reports Injuries After Strong Shimane Quake as Aftershock Risk Remains

Tea Leaf Spill From Truck Triggers Deadly Pileup on Japan’s Route 50

Power Outage Strands About 20 in Gondolas at Ojiro Ski Resort for 5 Hours