Tourists and Japanese locals marveled at Tokyo's cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that traditionally represents fresh starts but also life's fleeting impermanence.

Crowds flocked to the city’s top locations to take photos and hold picnics under sakura trees. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wherever we went in the Philippines, people smiled and waved at us when our eyes met. This is totally different from Japan, ...