A cherry tree at a convent in Poland had bloomed pale pink flowers every April for nearly three decades before Masatoshi Asari, a Hokkaido-based researcher, learned about the blossoms.

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In late April, Walk Japan added a new tour to its portfolio, introducing a new seven-day, six-night guided walk tour through another little-visited destination, eastern Hokkaido.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday (May 31, 2025) afternoon, the country's Meteorological Agency said, adding that it hit at a depth of 20 k.m. (12 miles).