Well, it looks like pollen season has come early this year in Japan. The environment ministry also forecasts higher-than-usual levels of the particles, which can cause itchy eyes, sneezing, and congestion for people who are allergic. This Tokyo drugstore set up its anti-pollen products section two weeks earlier than usual. The allergy season usually starts in February, but this year, airborne cedar pollen was observed in Tokyo on January 8, the earliest date on record.
(Person with hay fever) “I can't stop sneezing in the morning. It's depressing to think my symptoms will only get worse from now on.”
An environment ministry survey found that nationwide, the number of male cedar flower buds, which produce the pollen, slightly exceeds the average recorded in the last 10 years. The figure was especially high in the western region of Kinki. It was 5.6 times the average in Kyoto and nearly five times the average in Osaka. An expert warns that even those who've never experienced hay fever symptoms may feel irritation this year.
◆particle（小さな）粒、粒子 a very small piece of something
◆congestion 詰まること、詰まりで、ここでは花粉症による鼻詰まり the problem of too much traffic in a place
◆airborne 空中を浮遊する、空気で運ばれる、空気を媒介とする carried through the air
◆irritation 刺激、炎症 the feeling of being annoyed about something, especially something that happens repeatedly or for a long time / something that makes you annoyed / a painful sore feeling on a part of your body
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