Sakura

Psychedelic Cherry Blossom Dreams

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.23.2012

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The cherry blossom, or sakura, is a purely ornamental flower -- it produces no fruit. It doesn't have to, though, because even the flower itself knows...

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Why Worry About Fukushima When Hiroshima and Nagasaki Are Safe?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Fukushima Nuclear Reactors, The Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011, Fusion, Chernobyl 1986, Hiroshima 1946, Little Boy, Nagasaki 1946, Sakura, Fat Man, World News
Patrick Takahashi

It's now just past a month since the Great Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Cataclysm, starting with "Hawaii Tsunami, Again" on March 11. I lan...

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Somber Cherry Blossom Festival Begins In Tokyo

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Tokyo, Tokyo Cherry Blossom Festival, Japan Cherry Blossom Festival, Japan Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Sakura, Springtime, Japan, Slidefullscreen, World News

TOKYO (AP) - Cherry blossom season has arrived in Tokyo, tinged this year with particular sadness. (Scroll down for photos) The Japan Meteorologic...

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