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Close of cherry blossoms2. Close of flowers 3. Wide of picnicking people 4. Wide cherry blossoms5. Various of picnicking people Tokyo - 6 April 20106. Various of people wearing masks to avoid pollen flying in the...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eTokyo - 31 Mar 2010\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close of cherry blossoms\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close of flowers \u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of picnicking people \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide cherry blossoms\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of picnicking people \u003cbr/\u003eTokyo - 6 April 2010\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of people wearing masks to avoid pollen flying in the air\u003cbr/\u003eMakuhari City, Chiba prefecture - 29 January 2010\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of pollen robots on display\u003cbr/\u003e7. Various of Weathernews pollen robot working in the street\u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of the computer screen showing the information transmitted from the pollen robot\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various of the sensor detecting pollen inside the robot\u003cbr/\u003e10. Naoko Taki, Weathernews Information Telecasting Home, Inc., Pollen information division, working on the computer at Weather News newsroom \u003cbr/\u003e11. Computer screen showing the analysis and forecast of the pollen amount with information collected by the robots\u003cbr/\u003e 12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Naoko Taki, Weathernews Information\u003cbr/\u003e \"The pollen circulation is not something you can see with your eyes. So, it was not easy to find out how and where it is flying. With this so many numbers of robots installed across the country, we can actually see how and where the pollen circulates. With this data, we can give more accurate pollen forecast. We can now forecast how many pollens will circulate in one day or more pin-pointed information such as the pollen peak time at one specific location.\"  \u003cbr/\u003eKimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture - 19 March\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of building with trees in background\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of cedar trees\u003cbr/\u003eTokyo - January 2010\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of Teruyoshi Hayamizu sitting at table\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Teruyoshi Hayamizu, Japanese Environmental Ministry\u003cbr/\u003e\"The pollen fever affects the condition of the person and it could be led to the damage on society as the patients cannot work and need to take a day off. So, the government looked at the matter seriously and are now trying to deal with the situation.\"\u003cbr/\u003eTokyo - 6 April 2010\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of people wearing masks to avoid pollen flying in the air\u003cbr/\u003eTokyo - 31 Mar 2010\u003cbr/\u003e18. Pull focus from building to flowers\u003cbr/\u003eJapan''s cherry blossom is cause of much celebration as it signals the end of the long cold winter. \u003cbr/\u003eBut it also heralds the start of pollen season, prompting much sneezing, eye-rubbing and nose-blowing across the country. \u003cbr/\u003eNow - because it''s Japan - there''s a robot on hand to help.\u003cbr/\u003eThe viewing of cherry blossoms is an age-old past time among the Japanese, occurring for a few weeks at the beginning of each spring. \u003cbr/\u003eThe flowers are considered to be a symbol of the fleeting nature of beauty. \u003cbr/\u003eHowever for millions of Japanese, spring isn''t about the sight of cherry blossoms and the sweet smell of flowers filling the air. \u003cbr/\u003eIt''s a time of huge and largely invisible clouds of cedar pollen that will send them into fits of sneezing, eye-rubbing and nose-blowing.   \u003cbr/\u003eHealth experts believe Japan has one of the highest incidences of cedar pollen allergy in the world, affecting 10 percent-20 percent of the population, according to the 1998 survey by Japanese Environmental Ministry. \u003cbr/\u003eIn Tokyo, where about one in every five people suffer from the allergy, the problem is tantamount to an epidemic. \u003cbr/\u003eBut there is no cure.  \u003cbr/\u003eAccording to weather association officials, cedar starts producing large amounts of the yellowish, powdery pollen in late January and the process continues until May, with the peak being mid-March. \u003cbr/\u003eThe inflammation caused by the pollen can cause extreme discomfort. \u003cbr/\u003eMany sufferers complain they can''t sleep at night and have difficulty concentrating during the day. \u003cbr/\u003eThat often translates into decreased productivity during the spring months, with people calling in sick or leaving the office early to nurse their symptoms. \u003cbr/\u003ePollen forecasts have become a standard part of many TV weather programmes. \u003cbr/\u003eWhen the pollen is heavy, forecasters frequently advise their audiences to wear glasses and surgical masks, and dust off their clothes when they get home.  \u003cbr/\u003eWeathernews Japan, Japan''s division of the global weather information provider, has been using spherical detectors to monitor the amount of pollen in the air since 2005.\u003cbr/\u003eCalled the Pollenbot this ball shaped pollen detector changes the colour of its eyes once it detects pollen circulating in the air.\u003cbr/\u003eThis year, the company installed 700 pollen bots across Japan to monitor the amount of allergens in the atmosphere and update their data second by second. \u003cbr/\u003eHospitals, schools and households across the country volunteered to install the pollenbot under roofs or balconies.\u003cbr/\u003eNaoko Taki, of Weathernews Information, says the data collected allows them to create more accurate forecasts. \u003cbr/\u003e \"The pollen circulation is not something you can see with your eyes. So, it was not easy to find out how and where it is flying. With this so many numbers of robots installed across the country, we can actually see how and where the pollen circulates. With this data, we can give more accurate pollen forecast. We can now forecast how many pollens will circulate in one day or more pin-pointed information such as the pollen peak time at one specific location.\"  \u003cbr/\u003eUsing laser technology the machine counts the number of pollen particles which are blown into the ball. \u003cbr/\u003eIt also uses sensors to monitor the local temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity.\u003cbr/\u003eThe ball is connected to the company computer system by broadband. \u003cbr/\u003eWith this comprehensive information the company can begin to compile a pollen forecast allowing allergy sufferers to plan their day accordingly. \u003cbr/\u003eTeruyoshi Hayamizu of the Japanese Environmental Ministry says the government takes the issue very seriously as pollen allergies mean many work days are lost. \u003cbr/\u003e\"The pollen fever affects the condition of the person and it could be led to the damage on society as the patients cannot work need to take a day off. So, the government looked at the matter seriously and are now trying to deal with the situation.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThere are various pollens which trigger allergies. 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