It’s that time again: The District’s cherry blossom trees are in peak bloom. The pink petals mark spring’s arrival in the ... monuments donning heinous blossomed-themed T-shirts and other over-the-top ...

TOMIOKA, Fukushima Prefecture--Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom in an area that is still partly a no-go zone due to the triple meltdown at the nearby Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

When considering the blossom of spring, most will immediately think of the flowering cherry tree as the herald of the season.