Sneeze Power Commercialized, Cedar Pollen Skyrockets to 'Green Oil'; Citizens Inhaling Pollen for Heat Overheat and Glow

In February 2026, when a record-breaking cold wave coincided with the largest amount of pollen scattering in history, Japan’s energy situation changed completely. The wearable generator “Allergy Reactor” developed by bio-venture “Cough & Sneeze Energy Inc.” caused a revolution by turning the physiological phenomena of the people into electricity.

This device simultaneously recovers the violent contraction movement of the diaphragm due to sneezing (kinetic energy) and the rise in body temperature due to allergic reactions (heat energy), converting them into electricity. According to the company, a single sneeze by an adult male can fully charge a smartphone, and a continuous “attack” state can operate a home air conditioner for one hour.

Due to this technological innovation, the value of cedar pollen, which had been detested until now, skyrocketed. In the market, it is called “Green Oil (Green Petro)”, and the trading price per gram is surpassing that of pure gold. Trading companies are competing to buy up forests in Okutama and Chichibu, and planted forests that were once considered “negative legacies of wasteful public works” are now under strict security as “National Strategic Energy Reserve Bases”.

The hierarchy in the labor market has also reversed. Severe patients with extremely high IgE antibody titers (values indicating the strength of allergic reactions) are targeted for headhunting as “high-output bio-talent”, and their annual income has jumped to three times that of general employees. In corporate job interviews, “how many minutes one can endure in a cedar forest without a mask” is emphasized more than motivation, and the louder the sound of sniffling, the more promising the future is considered, presenting an abnormal boom.

However, the overheating market produced serious side effects. Some citizens seeking more efficient heating and electricity sales income began to dabble in “Direct Pollination”, applying high-concentration refined pollen directly to the nasal mucosa. Emergency hospitals in Tokyo are receiving patients one after another who have intentionally created a state on the verge of anaphylaxis, causing their body temperature to exceed 42 degrees and causing a light emission phenomenon (bio-luminescence).

The government viewed the situation seriously and began considering the “Excessive Sneeze Prevention Bill”, but a fierce backlash is occurring from the business world, saying “it hinders the supply of valuable domestic energy”. Humanity generates electricity while covered in runny noses and tears, and runs air purifiers with that power. We are now trembling more violently than ever on the borderline between eco and ego.

Stakeholder Comments

• CEO of Cough & Sneeze Energy Inc.: “A single sneeze warms the world. This is true ‘Wind’ power.”
• Severe hay fever office worker (annual income 20 million yen): “Spring used to be hell, but now it’s a bonus stage. Every time my nose gets stuffy, my bank balance increases.”
• Cedar Tree: “You treated us as hated ones for many years, and now calling us ‘Green Oil’ is too convenient. Shall I turn you all into pollen dumplings?”
• Investor: “Decarbonization? The era is de-masking. Cedar futures will still go up.”
• Emergency Physician: “Humans are not power plants. Even if you come in glowing, there is no place to plug in.”
• Mask Manufacturer PR: “Sales have plummeted. Now wearing a mask is looked down upon as a ‘waste of resources’.”
• Ministry of the Environment Official: “The cedar logging plan is scrapped. From now on, we may need education to aim for ‘100 million total hay fever’.”
• Powder Junkie: “The kick of genuine Chichibu product is different. The moment it enters the nose, there is a pleasure of the breaker tripping in the brain.”
• Child: “It’s fun because the house gets brighter every time Dad sneezes!”
• Solar Panel: “What will happen to my position? It’s unfair that sneezes come out even on cloudy days.”

International Expressions

Haiku

• Spring mountain / Golden powder becomes / Bundles of bills
• Sneezing out / The lights of the city / Light up again
• Runny nose / Is also energy / On a cold night
• Cedar sways / Investors’ eyes are / Bloodshot red
• Mask thrown away / Challenging power gen / Risking my life
• Emitting light / Human body temperature / To boiling point
• Inhaling pollen / On trembling shoulders / A heating machine
• With teary eyes / Looking up at the sky / Drones are dancing
• Just one cough / The voltage rises up / On the meter
• Spring breeze blows / Selling the pain to get / Wealth and riches

Kanji / Chinese Characters

ColdWaveHitsIslesShake NewTechSneezeGen PollenSoarGreenOil SeverePatientHighPay OverInhaleBodyGlow CedarForestInvestHot

Emoji

🌲🤧⚡️➡️💡💰🌡️🔥🏥🚑📈🚫😷

Onomatopoeia

Achoo! Zap zap! Sniff sniff… Whirrr (charging sound). Rustle rustle (sound of pollen), Ka-ching ka-ching. Whoosh (heat generation), Flash (light emission). Wheeze wheeze, Rumble rumble.

SNS

• #SneezePower Finally monthly income exceeded 1 million lol. Can’t stop runny nose but happy.
• Grandpa who owns a cedar forest suddenly started being popular with relatives, lol.
• Isn’t it too unreasonable that guys wearing masks on the train are treated as unpatriotic? #HayFever
• [Urgent Recruitment] Rank S Pollen (Okutama origin) please sell. Will buy at high price. DM me.
• The person next door started glowing and it’s too bright to sleep. Reported to management.
• Me with no allergies, a complete loser. Taking a pollen bath from tomorrow.
• Snorted pepper to save on heating bills, but can’t beat natural pollen after all.
• Cedar pollen price chart is moving like Bitcoin.
• Sneezed too much and got abs. Power generation diet recommended.
• RT if you think the direction of human evolution is definitely wrong.