KANUMA, Tochigi Prefecture--A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an overseas boom that offers high profits from resale, according to experts. In many ...

MIFUNE, Kumamoto Prefecture—Thefts of bonsai trees have surged around Japan, leading to tens of millions of yen in losses and fears among infuriated growers that their prized plants are being ...

When more than $20,000 worth of bonsai were stolen from Fukujyuen, a shop selling the carefully cultivated mini trees in Japan’s Gunma prefecture, Shuichi Baba felt anger but also deep sadness ...

Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai ... this species can be easily shaped with regular trimming. Juniper bonsai trees are available to order from ...

At the 2012 international bonsai convention, a tree was on sale for 100 million yen, just under a million dollars. And many more of these trees are considered completely priceless. So what is it ...

Hirakawa Yasuhiro is a master blacksmith for Sasuke in Sakai, Japan, who forges scissors ... of scissors that's perfect for maintaining bonsai trees. More from Still Standing Hirakawa Yasuhiro ...

At the 2012 international bonsai convention, a tree was on sale for 100 million yen, just under a million dollars. And many more of these trees are considered completely priceless. So what is it ...

Roughly half of them are Australian fig trees. Megumi Bennett is a bonsai master who came to Australia from Japan when she was 28 in 1974 As founder of the Bonsai Society of Sydney, Mrs Bennett is ...