A Tokyo Metropolitan Government-affiliated institution says it may have a solution to the nation's pollen problem.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Forestry Experiment Station on Friday said it can effectively curb the amount of cedar pollen in the air -- which every spring keeps millions in discomfort, sneezing and scratching their eyes -- by injecting a relatively cheap and environmentally friendly chemical into the trees.
Pollen extermination, however, won't start until 2003 at the earliest; the procedure is still experimental.