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Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) visits the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on June 27, 2024, during his trip to Britain for a state visit. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R, front) visits the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on June 27, 2024, during his trip to Britain for a state visit. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (R) visits the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on June 27, 2024, during his trip to Britain for a state visit. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan's Emperor Naruhito talks to reporters at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on June 27, 2024, during his trip to Britain for a state visit. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan's Emperor Naruhito talks to reporters at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on June 27, 2024, during his trip to Britain for a state visit. (Pool photo)

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan emperor's trip to Britain

Japan's Emperor Naruhito talks to reporters at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on June 27, 2024, during his trip to Britain for a state visit. (Pool photo)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-GREAT PAGODA

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in London, Britain. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk past blooming flowers at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People stand next to blooming flowers at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child touches blooming flowers at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman stands next to blooming flowers at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Blooming flowers are seen at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

BRITAIN-LONDON-KEW GARDENS-SPRING SCENERY

(240328) -- LONDON, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk past blooming flowers at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Orchids are pictured ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horticulturist poses for a photo with a display of orchids ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horticulturist poses for a photo with a display of orchids ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horticulturist views a display of orchids ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

BRITAIN-LONDON-ORCHID

(240202) -- LONDON, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Orchids are pictured ahead of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2024. The festival will open to the public from Feb. 3 to March 3. (Xinhua)

Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (L) and Kaito Tauchi (R), both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, hold seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. They delivered the seeds on their classmates' behalf to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (R), along with Kaito Tauchi (C), hands a panel expressing thoughts on the Anglo-Japanese friendship to a staff member of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. The two, both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, delivered on their classmates' behalf seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

THEATRE - THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley Q Theatre, Kew,

THEATRE - THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley Q Theatre, Kew,

THEATRE - THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley Q Theatre, Kew, London August 1939

Kew Gardens artist shows painting of "miracle pine"

Kew Gardens artist shows painting of "miracle pine"

Masumi Yamanaka, an artist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, shows her watercolor painting of the "miracle pine," a symbol of reconstruction of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata, at the Japanese Embassy in London on March 8, 2016, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the March 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, at a park in central London, United Kingdom, on May 28, 2016. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, at a park in central London, United Kingdom, on May 28, 2016. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)