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.

Japanese to receive honorary citizen status from S. Korean province

Japanese to receive honorary citizen status from S. Korean province

Shiozo Nishimori, former speaker of the Kochi prefectural assembly, stands in front of a monument to Chizuko Tauchi, known as the "Japanese mother of Korean orphans," in Kochi, western Japan, on Sept. 26, 2015. Nishimori will receive an honorary citizen award from South Korea's South Jeolla Province for his efforts to promote civil exchanges. He will become the first Japanese to receive the award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese awarded honorary citizen status by S. Korea province

Japanese awarded honorary citizen status by S. Korea province

Shiozo Nishimori (R), former speaker of the Kochi prefectural assembly in western Japan, receives on Oct. 20, 2015, an honorary citizen award from South Jeolla Province in southwestern South Korea in the provincial city of Yeongam for his efforts to promote civil exchanges between the two countries. He has helped build a monument dedicated to Chizuko Tauchi, known as the "Japanese mother of Korean orphans," in the western Japanese city of Kochi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rally calling for U.N. world orphans day

Rally calling for U.N. world orphans day

People, including Yoon Kee (far R), the eldest son of Chizuko Tauchi, who is known as the "Japanese mother of Korean orphans," hold a rally in New York on Oct. 15, 2018, calling on the United Nations to enact a world orphans day. The initiative began in honor of the wishes of Tauchi, who raised about 3,000 orphans on the Korean Peninsula during and after World War II (Kyodo). ==Kyodo