THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 17, 2023 at 07:00 JST
Two bishopwood trees, known as the “grandpa tree,” foreground, and the “grandma tree,” at Ashikebu Elementary and Junior High School in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, are seen on Feb. 3 after their branches were pruned on the instructions of the city government. (Kazuaki Kanda)
AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--This southern Japan city is torn between its responsibility to protect a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site and residents’ desire to keep non-native trees. [Read More]
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