Ichiro Fujisaki, ambassador of Japan, offers remarks at the National Cherry Blossom Festival 2013 launch luncheon, held Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. Although the ambassador will be leaving his post in the next few weeks, he said that he is considering coming back to Washington for the festival, because he believes that the blossoms here are even more beautiful than in Japan. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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