In 1964, athletes taking part in the Tokyo Olympics brought with them seeds from their homelands to be planted as commemorative trees.More than 50 years later, Japan is now searching for the whereabouts of these arboreal legacies as it prepares to host the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in two years' time.Records kept at the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization show some 270 species from over 40 nations were brought in exchange for Japanese species and that the organization requested the authorities to support the initiative by arranging for swift processing of the seeds a…READ FULL ARTICLE
