A century after Collingwood Cherry Ingram helped preserve Japan's cherry trees, a new initiative inspired by him and Masatoshi Asari aims to plant sakura in Ukraine and support war victims through humanitarian aid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/01/japan/sakura-diplomacy-in-three-wars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #collingwoodingram #masatoshiasari #nicholasmellor #hokkaido #belgium #ukraine #uk #us #worldwari #worldwarii #someiyoshino #taihaku #matsumae #sakura #cherrytrees
‘Sakura diplomacy’: One tree, two men, three wars

Using cherry blossoms to salve war wounds is as important today as in 1926.

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#NowPlaying Three Movements — Manami Matsumae

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Am Strand von #Matsumae (#Präfektur Hokkaido) sind Ende Dezember große Massen von Sardinen gestrandet. Die Kadaver der Tiere konnten jedoch bisher noch nicht entfernt werden, da man aufgrund der Neujahrsfeiertage kurzfristig kein Unternehmen für die Räumung finden konnte. #Japan

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/massen-von-sardinen-in-hokkaido-gestrandet-350567/

Massen von Sardinen in Hokkaido gestrandet

Am Strand von Matsumae (Präfektur Hokkaido) sind Ende Dezember große Massen von Sardinen gestrandet. Die Kadaver der Tiere konnten jedoch bisher noch nicht

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A State of Emergency
The reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu was marked by a general trend toward increasing the shogunate's power through self-perpetuating bureaucracy. His son Ietsuna's reign would prove to be a test of the Bakufu's machinery.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/12/14/a-state-of-emergency/
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A State of Emergency - A History of Japan

The reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu was marked by a general trend toward increasing the shogunate's power through self-perpetuating bureaucracy. His son Ietsuna's reign would prove to be a test of the Bakufu's machinery.

A History of Japan - Podcast