Pollen allergy season begins in Japan!
This year’s winter, which has been much warmer than usual, is drawing to a close. As a result, the huge number of cedar trees the Japanese government planted and neglected in the postwar years have begun to release clouds of pollen, signaling the beginning of Japan’s dreaded hayfever season:
As the above photo shows, retailers have begun to sell a variety of pollen allergy-relief poducts and a sales war is on to decide which stores can profit the most during this season. I don’t know about all you readers out there, but I’ll definately be patronizing my local drug store a plethora of pills, masks, and tissues while I pray that somebody in the government decides to cut down all those menacing trees!
