TOKYO - A row of 280 sakura trees in Yokohama are due to be chopped down for roads to be widened ahead of, ironically, the World Horticultural Exposition in 2027.
In Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien, nearly 1,000 century-old trees are at risk of falling victim to the construction of a baseball field and other mixed-use facilities.
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