brainless8 hours ago
Unlocked article (found on Reddit): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/climate/japan-cherry-blos...
Data points: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/date-of-the-peak-cherry-t...
hbarka8 hours ago
> Initially, they didn’t have much luck. No other researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University, where Prof. Aono worked, would be taking over his record-keeping, Hiroko Nishino, a university spokeswoman, wrote in an email.
I’m surprised that there was lackluster response. For this kind of honor, you would think that there would be a flood of responses. I am attributing it to bad marketing.
nxobject8 hours ago
Part of me also thinks: yes, but is there any money/compensation attached to this? Honor, sadly, doesn't pay for grad students or soft money researchers.
thaumasiotes3 hours ago
> Honor, sadly, doesn't pay for grad students
Are you kidding? Grad students are well known to receive trivial monetary pay. Most of their pay is in honor.
goodcanadian2 hours ago
They still need to eat, and that trivial monetary pay component must come from somewhere . . .
gregjw7 hours ago
Not usually how things work in Japanese culture
tacomagick5 hours ago
I'd like you to elaborate more on your answer
CalRobert4 hours ago
Are people not paid?
epolanski3 hours ago
Japan's cherry blossom truly are wonderful, but I'm not gonna lie, I've seen as beautiful elsewhere, especially in central Europe, Poland especially.
avadodinan hour ago
They are just Japanese cherry blossom in Poland anyways.
Many trees of the same family are also stunning in bloom but the Japanese cherry blossom is celebrated not only for its beauty, but also for the fleeting nature of it.
I'm not sure how that translates as the tree is moved to a different climate where it doesn't belong.
haunter2 hours ago
Agreed. Classic case of the “Thing vs Thing, Japan” meme
TuneCode2 hours ago
Hahaha! I'm from Japan, but I totally agree. Honestly, I often find other cultures even more charming in many ways.
LadyCailinan hour ago
Except Place doesn’t have amazing vending machines and konbini like Place, Japan does :D
haunter39 minutes ago
You are just reinforcing the meme perfectly, well done!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBabka_(convenience_store)
aaron6952 hours ago
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renewiltord7 hours ago
You're supposed to keep an apprentice, man!