Mild weather has brought Japan’ s much-loved cherry trees into (36) two weeks early this year, but not every- one is (37) to see the blossoms ahead of time. Some in the (38) and retail industries are watching care- fully laid plans fall apart. The (39) of the pale pink flowers is a national obsession, with TV networks (40) airing blossom updates on their news programs. Families, companies and friends (41) Tokyo’s parks during the season to (42) under the flowering trees. These parties can be (43) at the last minute, but for businesses that arrange flower-viewing tours, timing is everything. "If (44) , we d have to cancel the tours, a spokeswoman for travel agent Nihon Ryoko said. "Actually, some of our tours have no bookings anyway, because (45) " A group of retailers in Chiyoda ward in central Tokyo has also called off a cherry-blossom festival scheduled for next month, when the flowers will be gone. One office worker, however, (46) "For the past 10 years Japan’ s economy has been a late bloomer. Now it will finally blossom," he told Fuji Television.