"A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country."
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260515-the-1950s-blunder-which-causes-mass-hay-fever-in-japan
Thanks to DW for this.
#Japan #Allergies
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