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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2023 · 11 MIN

Episode 8. Hay Fever, the Bane of Japanese Spring

from INTjAPAN · host Karen Harifina

Everybody living in Japan will be familiar with Hay Fever. Most likely, you know someone or many people who suffer from this allergy. Caused mostly by pollen from cedar and cypress trees, this allergy had not always existed in Japan. After the war, the government was desperate to restore the forests that were destroyed during the war. Demands for housing and construction increased, and so the government introduced a reforestation policy. Unfortunately, they chose the wrong kind of trees... 日本に住む誰もが知っている花粉症。 ほとんどの場合、このアレルギーに苦しんでいる人または多くの人を知っています。 主にスギやヒノキの花粉が原因で、このアレルギーは日本では常に存在していたわけではありません。 戦後、政府は戦争で破壊された森林の再生に必死でした。 住宅と建設の需要が高まったため、政府は植林政策を導入しました。 残念ながら、彼らは間違った種類の木を選びました... #japan #日本 Instagram: @introvertjapanpod

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