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Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame

28d 6h ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in mildlyinfuriating from www.bbc.com

Cut down all your trees

Replace them with trees that grow fast

Get mad when they spread pollen fast

this unlocked a memory of feeling the most intense and unpleasant seasonal allergies of my life while in Kyoto. thankfully whatever antihistamine that pharmacy sold me did the trick, but damn it was BAD