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
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https://www.alojapan.com/1243168/the-man-who-sent-japans-cherry-blossoms-out-to-the-world/ The man who sent Japan’s cherry blossoms out to the world #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #MasatoshiAsari #news #sakura #trees #U.K.JAPANRELATIONS #U.S.JapanRelations #wwii #北海道 Almost every day for the past seven decades, 94-year-old Masatoshi Asari has dedicated himself to creating, growing and disseminating many of the world’s most distinctive and diverse cherry trees. One of Japan’s foremost living authorities on cherry trees and their blos…
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Former primary school teacher and World War II historian Masatoshi Asari has sent cherry trees around the world from his base in Hokkaido, in part to help atone for Japan's actions during the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/masatoshi-asari-cherry-blossoms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #masatoshiasari #sakura