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Classmates of Megumi Yokota on Thursday donated cherry trees to a junior high school in the city of Niigata that they had attended when the then 13-year-old was abducted by North Korea.

Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations. The "sakura" season is ...

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Many of the trees are reaching 70 to 80 years old, well beyond their prime blooming age. Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and ...