Kirsebærblomstring ved Kōsan-ji, Ikuchishima.

#japan

#classicmono 🌊

Stillness between the waves at the Kadena Seawall in Okinawa, Japan. Concrete sentinels rise from the sea as the sky churns above.

#blackandwhite #bnwphotography #longexposure #seascape #okinawa #japan #moodygrams #minimalmood #fineartphotography #oceanmood #monochrome #landscapephotography #pixelfed

The EU is eyeing new treaties with #Canada, #Korea and #Japan presumably in the same way that it includes #Australia. A ‘middle powers’ NATO-like compact may be our best hope to maintain some kind of rules-based global order while super powers destroy themselves in illegal wars.

nato.int/en/what-we-do/partner…

politico.eu/article/eu-liberal…

EU liberals pitch NATO-style trade pact with Canada, Japan and South Korea

Renew Europe group wants EU to find allies and stop U.S. and China from coercing trade partners.

^{Max Griera (POLITICO)}

Spring's arrival in Kyōto is marked by the blooming of the sakura tree at Modori-bashi, the 'Resurrection Bridge'.

The tree's early flowering blossoms are some of the first to appear, and can gather quite the crowd🌸😅

#Kyoto #桜 #sakura #cherrryblossoms #京都 #Japan #Modoribashi #戻橋