Dogwood trees planted to celebrate Japan-U.S. friendship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from R) and Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (L) take part in a ceremony to plant a hundred American dogwood trees at a park in Yokohama, near Tokyo on March 29, 2013, to celebrate the friendship between Japan and the United States. The trees from the United States are a reciprocal gift to mark the 100th anniversary of Japan's donation of 3,000 cherry tree saplings.

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