Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between ...

The cherry tree at the shrine has been used as Tokyo’s benchmark tree since 1966. It is one of 58 designated sample trees across Japan. Tokyo’s tree was the 13th to be declared in full bloom.

TOKYO — Workers began cutting trees Monday in central Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park district to make way for a development project, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests. Developers led by ...