~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~47~RS~)
Blooming flower attracts thousands in Japan
A rare flower that has bloomed after a gap of almost 20 years has attracted thousands of visitors to a botanical garden in Tokyo.
Standing at more than 5ft (1.52m) tall, the Amorphophallus titanum is native to Indonesia's Sumatra island.
At full bloom the plant emits a pungent smell which one visitor described as "like raw garbage that had grown rotten".
Roland Buerk reports from Tokyo.
Most watched/listened
-
Cellar opened to reveal 'apocalypse'
-
'Heartbreak' at tornado school collapse
-
TV station evacuated live on air
-
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City
-
All mod cons in Ghana's building boom
-
'We thought we were dead'
-
Collapsed bowling alley amid rubble
-
Why they call it 'Tornado Alley'
-
'Massive tornado coming towards us'
-
Apple chief hits back in tax row
-
Microsoft unveils Xbox One console
-
How the Oklahoma tornado was formed
-
'I was pretty lucky I suppose'
-
'First crane egg in 400 years'
-
Terrier dog befriends young goose
