Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since records began nearly 70 years
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Thick dust carrying extremely high levels of hazardous particles blows in from drought-hit Mongolia The second sandstorm to hit China in less than a fortnight
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Read moreProtests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food
Activists seek ban on flying horses to Japan with thousands sent every year from Canada and France Tens of thousands of horses are being subjected
Read more‘Wanted, preferably alive’: the $10,000 search for New Zealand’s ‘ghost’ bird
Many believe the South Island kōkako to be extinct – but the recovery of its North Island relative has given conservationists hope There are few
Read moreWhy Japan’s carmaking heavyweights could be facing an electric shock
Analysis: The rapid development of battery-only cars is eclipsing petrol vehicles and even hybrids, leaving Japan’s big producers racing to catch up Japan’s traditional carmaking
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