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 ...

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 ...

The government pledged to slash the pollen count in half over the next 30 years to make life more tolerable for the millions of people in Japan who suffer from hay fever each spring. It aims to do ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Hay fever season for people allergic to pollen from Japanese cedar trees has begun in the capital, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Feb. 17. According to the statement, pollen from ...