Japanese bonsai is recognized worldwide and exported globally for its high level of craftsmanship. Among Japanese bonsai, however, there are various production areas in Japan and a wide range of ...

The word “bonsai” needs no translation. It is renowned internationally as a beautiful form of art which condenses nature into enjoyable little plants. Recently, exports around the world of these ...

MIFUNE, Kumamoto Prefecture—Thefts of bonsai trees have surged around Japan, leading to tens of millions of yen in losses and fears among infuriated growers that their prized plants are being sold ...

A Japanese couple have taken to social media to make a simple plea to the thieves who stole seven bonsai trees from them: please take care of "our children." Seiji Iimura and his wife Fuyumi said the ...

Masaru Yamaki donated the now 390-year-old white pine bonsai tree to be part of a 53 bonsais gifted by Japan to the United States for its bicentennial celebration in 1976. U.S. National Arboretum ...

Frank Okamura often began his classes by saying, “I am not licensed to preach in church.” That was true. But he made such frequent reference to heaven, Earth and deity that his students could easily ...