TSU, Mie Prefecture—Researchers have developed low-pollen tree saplings that could ease or even erase the suffering of tens of millions of people each spring. However, the seemingly obvious cure for ...

Researchers pinpointed the gene that deprives Japanese cedar trees of their ability to produce pollen, carving out the future where no one may suffer the agony brought about by hay fever. Scientist ...

The government on Tuesday unveiled a draft proposal for lessening the effects of Japan’s hay fever season, which include reducing cedar forests by 20% over 10 years with the goal of lowering the ...

This 39% is skewed by subjects under the age of 10 or over the age of 59. According to this 2019 study, over 45% of all subjects between ages 10 and 59 indicated cedar pollen allergies. And these are ...

Pollen-releasing male flowers of a Japanese cedar are seen in this file photo taken in the city of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2019. (Mainichi) TOKYO -- Hay fever season is at its height ...

Japan’s cedar pollen season is expected to begin in early February, with total airborne pollen levels set to exceed historical averages nationwide, according to a forecast released Wednesday by ...

So far this year - setting aside the January freezes - our weather has been dominated by breezy, dry cold fronts, each one stirring up cedar, aka Ashe juniper, pollen as it sweeps through. We are in ...