Every year, pollen counts in Japan are getting worse. In fact, pollen levels in Tokyo were literally off the charts just a few weeks ago. As a result, for four months out of the year, an estimated 15 ...

The Environment Ministry said Saturday that Japanese cedar pollen has begun spreading in the Tokyo metropolitan area. According to officials, the pollen has begun scattering into the air five days ...

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 ...

Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held clinical stage biotechnology company, and Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas) have entered into an exclusive license agreement for Japan to develop and ...

Pollen from the Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar) tree lowers the skin's barrier function by causing evaporation of moisture and inhibiting oil secretions, researchers said. The findings, which ...