Dogwood trees sent to Tokyo from U.S.

Dogwood trees sent to Tokyo from U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - James Zumwalt, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Japan and Korean affairs, gives a speech during a ceremony at the National Arboretum in Washington on Oct. 22, 2012, which was held to send 3,000 dogwood trees from the United States to Japan over a three-year period as a symbol of bilateral friendship for the next 100 years, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the donation of 3,000 cherry blossoms from Tokyo to Washington in 1912.

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  • 2012/10/23 00:00:00
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