Japan, Australia and the other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed to admit Britain as its 12th member. Meanwhile, the Japanese government has established a new research organization in Fukushima and unveiled a route along the Shin-Tomei Expressway between Tokyo with Nagoya for autonomous vehicles. The logistics industry is also being updated with Japan Post carrying out the first ever test delivery of a parcel by drone, west of Tokyo. And as the cherry blossom season reaches its peak we visit Ueno Park on April Fools Day, April 1st, as people drink, share stories of a previous night out — where to avoid and where to sing-a-long — and generally take part in this year’s 'hanami' for the first time in three years.

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