Comments on: Japanese Economy May Catch The Bug, Literally – The Economic Times http://news.3yen.com/2005-02-07/japanese-economy-may-catch-the-bug-literally-the-economic-times/ News.3Yen.com - Japanese News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:32:12 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: marked trail http://news.3yen.com/2005-02-07/japanese-economy-may-catch-the-bug-literally-the-economic-times/comment-page-1/#comment-230 marked trail Thu, 10 Feb 2005 01:14:51 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/2005-02-07/japanese-economy-may-catch-the-bug-literally-the-economic-times/#comment-230 <b>Something to sneeze at </b><br> The amount of pollen in the air around Tokyo is expected to be ten to 15 times higher than last year, and perhaps even the highest on record. Horrible news for hay fever victims, but a potential bit of lucre for retailers, drug makers and others, who are covering shelves with a range of sniffle-fighting new products. Big Japanese retailers such as Takashimaya and Odakyu set up displays selling masks, eye drops and allergy medicines weeks earlier than usual. Kirin and Suntory, both beverage makers, have introduced teas, yogurt drinks and other concoctions claiming to alleviate allergies. The surge in pollen is due to last summer's unusually warm weather. Although sales of allergy treatments should rise, the Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute predicts the overall effect on the economy to be negative, since those with the sniffles spend less time eating out and having fun. Source:The_Economist-citiesguide-tokyo-admin@news.economist.com Something to sneeze at
The amount of pollen in the air around Tokyo is expected to be ten to 15 times higher than last year, and perhaps even the highest on record. Horrible news for hay fever victims, but a potential bit of lucre for retailers, drug makers and others, who are covering shelves with a range of sniffle-fighting new products. Big Japanese retailers such as Takashimaya and Odakyu set up displays selling masks, eye drops and allergy medicines weeks earlier than usual. Kirin and Suntory, both beverage makers, have introduced teas, yogurt drinks and other concoctions claiming to alleviate allergies.

The surge in pollen is due to last summer’s unusually warm weather. Although sales of allergy treatments should rise, the Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute predicts the overall effect on the economy to be negative, since those with the sniffles spend less time eating out and having fun.

Source:The_Economist-citiesguide-tokyo-admin@news.economist.com

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