TOKYO, Japan: This week, Japan's cherry blossom season officially began as experts confirmed the first blooms in Tokyo.

Japan's official cherry blossom ... comes just one day after the blooming of the nation's first cherry blossom was confirmed Sunday in the southwestern city of Kochi, on the island of Shikoku.

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TOKYO, Japan — Japan 's official cherry ... day after the blooming of the nation's first cherry blossom was confirmed Sunday in the southwestern city of Kochi on the island of Shikoku.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan ‘s official cherry ... after the blooming of the nation’s first cherry blossom was confirmed Sunday in the southwestern city of Kochi on the island of Shikoku.