Pass the pills to get me through spring's upheavals

The commercials on television and billboards endorse stomach pills in a big way in spring. Most things go through upheavals in spring, especially in Japan. For one thing, people don’t get as much sleep. There are the nendomatsu (year’s end) obligations. For example, sobetsukai (farewell parties), ohanami (cherry-blossom viewing) and kansogeikai (welcoming new employees and respectfully ushering out retirees). These three obligations always give us too much alcohol and worries.

the article from japan times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20070410ks.html