Japan’s cherry blossoms under threat from hungry rats who can’t find acorns in its southern islands

Japan’s cherry blossoms are under threat from hungry rats

Well, this is sad. The rats themselves are "designated as a national natural treasure".
The article ends with a bit on beetles that have been killing cherry trees since 2012, with a link to Japanese cherry blossom season is here but extinction threat deepens

I don't know this site, but there was an article about the rats in the Vancouver Sun this weekend.