Nearly 60 percent of other Japanese were unaware of government rules that say wearing an outdoor mask to avoid the coronavirus is not mandatory in most cases, the effects of a recent survey showed.
Although the rules were published in May and the government’s stance on wearing face masks has not changed since then, the survey found that 18. 4 percent of respondents were aware of the lifestyle of the rules, while 40 percent knew them and the details expressed, according to knowledge through pollster Laibo Inc.
Compared with 58. 4 who were unaware of it, 41. 6 said they knew the advice and its content, according to the survey.
Wearing a mask remains the norm in Japan, with 72. 7% saying they favor abandoning the practice. Of those surveyed, 33. 9% said they were in favor of removing their masks, while 38. 8% said they were “somewhat” in favor.
The online survey conducted Oct. 12-17 compiled a pattern of responses from 1,011 adult runners, with 52. 5% saying the government’s explanations of the recommendation were insufficient, adding reports that wearing a mask is also optional in quiet and spacious indoor areas.
Among the reasons other people liked to wear face masks, some cited the ongoing pandemic and coronavirus-related deaths. Others reported wearing face masks for the flu in the winter and hay fever in the spring, as well as COVID-19.
Coronavirus cases have recently recovered in Japan.
Meanwhile, some responded that they were now “uncomfortable” with their mask in public, as they have been used to wearing a mask for more than two years.
While Japan no longer has an official mask-wearing mandate, some respondents said they would be more encouraged to avoid wearing masks if the government published a uniform rule on their use.
Mask wearing remains common in other Asian countries, such as Singapore and South Korea, whose governments completely lifted outdoor mask mandates in March and September, respectively.
In China, which has implemented a strict “zero-COVID” policy, other people are asked to wear masks on the subway and in shopping malls.
On the contrary, some Western countries have temporarily given up the mask due to the improvement in the pandemic scenario in many parts of the world.
Some respondents felt Japan is keeping pace with other countries, with foreign arrivals expanding due to the reopening of borders to individual foreign tourists.
Daniel Barter, an Australian tourist who recently visited Tokyo, said masks were rarely noticed in his home country.
The 30-year-old said other people “knew pretty quickly” that wearing a mask is no longer mandatory thanks to “very transparent messages” from the government via social media and television.
Giving meaning to the mask’s etiquette upon arrival in Japan, Barter said it was “not transparent at all,” assuming at the end that it would be more productive to wear one while observing those around him.
“He announced at the time of landing that you had to wear (a mask) in the exercise and in the airport terminal, and that was the last time I heard about it,” he said.
Many now that this technique to taste is also applied indoors.
That dressed in a mask is also optional in quiet and spacious indoor spaces.
I do it in writing with a government stamp so I can carry it with me.
Nearly 60% in Japan easily forget COVID-19 mask guidelines: survey
Japan ignores that it follows others unconsciously and thinks that this is the social norm.
That’s more than 60%. Every Japanese citizen I talk to wears a mask every day and is surprised that the Japanese government has announced such a rest of COVID 19 regulations and regulations. It’s more like 95. 6%.
Wearing a mask for maximum Japanese is no longer a fitness issue. That is, “Look at me, I’m a person. “
Not dressed in one says “I am antisocial”.
The mask will be there forever.
In order for other people here to avoid wearing masks, one of the notorious celebrities has to faint and show herself without a mask when entering a store or restaurant. Television and social media are very influential here.
Naïsu Nihon! Keep those masks on, it’s the smartest thing to do: the pandemic is far from over!
More and more of my colleagues are removing their mask in the office. At least on their desks.
What is one thing to see.
In the last 3 years, my company has new employees, whose faces I have never seen.
Now, after 3 years, I can still see some of the new faces.
Mask wearing remains the norm in Japan, with 72. 7% saying they favor abandoning the practice.
This is the maximum sentence in the article. Many simply do not have the courage to make their own decisions or seek information.
More and more of my colleagues are taking off their masks in the office. At least on their desks.
What is one thing to see.
100% agree! My office recently made the mask optional, and many other people walk around smiling without delay. Other companies are also starting to do the same.
The Oct. 12-17 survey collected a pattern of responses from 1,011 adult runners.
It shows too small and narrow to make a general one about national attitudes.
After? In reality, the rest of the Japanese have been wearing masks for generations, especially during cold, flu and allergy seasons, and will continue to do so as part of the collective belief, rightly or wrongly, that they are doing what is expected.
Personally, the mask ruins my beard, so either I don’t wear it, or I wear it until lunch, and when I take it off, I look like anything the cat has dragged down the street!
Mask wearing remains the norm in Japan, with 72. 7% saying they favor abandoning the practice.
72. 7% are in favor of abandoning the practice and most people still use them for fear of being judged. ****
The Oct. 12-17 survey collected a pattern of responses from 1,011 adult runners.
It shows too small and narrow to make a general one about national attitudes.
Also Farmboy, this was taken before this new wave took off. I bet if you ask other people now, they’ll say they need their masks. Look at how many Western countries are implementing mask mandates to verify attendance. The eighth wave.
The government wants to improve. When more than a few other people don’t know the guidelines, it’s a problem.
Why do so many posters here complain so much about the Japanese and their fondness for masks?It has never been government policy here to legally force other people to wear masks or fine them for not wearing them. They just encouraged him and it was voluntary.
Wear a mask indoors or outdoors. Only in hospitals.
A mask takes 100 to 350 years to decompose in the sea. More than a billion end up overboard every week. These are nanoplastics that are destructive to humans and marine life.
Think about your actions.
Well, that explains a lot.
This wants to be resolved quickly. Television, radio and TRAINS will be filled with public service advertising with silly little characters mocking the one who still wears a mask. At the very least, other people take off their masks outside.
Sure, if necessary, take them to busy streets or meetings, but it’s time to move on with the rest of the world.
That said, this country is still terrified of tuberculosis, which has another 12 people per 100,000 inflamed per year (inflamed, not dead), so the Covid 19 panic is likely to last a long time.
https://www. gov. uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-tb-by-country-rates-per-100000-people/who-estimates-of-tuberculosis-incidence-by-country-and-territory-2020- text version available
I doubt they didn’t know. More as if they were conscious but too scared to take it away. Person A waits for user B to remove the mask, but user B waits for user C to remove the mask and so on. what everyone else does” instead of dressing up with them to stay fit. Triste. Me ask how tourists feel when they make a stopover in Japan and see other masked people everywhere. It probably looks like they’ve traveled all the way to 2020.
Japan will give up masks. . .
Japan’s conformist culture is powerful. . . perhaps excessive?Even if you are perfectly aware of the updated rules, you need courage to take off your mask while others keep it on. The first penguin is sought.
Almost 60 in Japan don’t know it.
Nothing to do with covid.
I think other people use them because they offer coverage against many viruses. It makes perfect sense to use them when you meet other people. And some of them are very fashionable in those days.
Almost 60% of Japanese people know
Unless Japanese people don’t perceive Japanese, it’s about not noticing anything that fits their beliefs.
So, unsurprisingly, there seem to be many other people who don’t know what vaccines and masks do, they seem fluent in a certain language.
* aligns
Meanwhile, there is only one article on this page the other day indicating that the next wave will be worse than the previous one. The last 2 million were infected. I will continue to wear my mask, thank you very much.
Even the prohibition symptoms (as scary as they are) presented by police or security cameras can’t stop other people from biking past a local mall. Masks, even if the boys don’t even wear them correctly. I think my local supermarket was comfortable with their needs and came in without a mask on an abandoned Saturday night; He was told to cover temporarily despite having seen one of the staff members in a lovely verbal exchange with a satisfied former guy without a mask the day before.
Wear a mask indoors or outdoors. Only in hospitals.
A mask takes 100 to 350 years to decompose in the sea. More than a billion end up overboard every week. These are nanoplastics that are destructive to humans and marine life.
I don’t know if that’s correct. But I’ve been a cleanable mask for years. More economical and more comfortable.
As Mat said earlier, a national cutie-foot crusade is needed. The fact that Kishida once in passing says that external masking is not mandatory is not enough. Again, the number of infections is irrelevant. Where is the data on the harmfulness of newer variants?Flu level? I would like to see this data, and everyone’s faces.
I use mine on and on trains, but outdoors it wouldn’t cover my face and let my nose breathe in fresh air.
I only wear one mask in my office because of the mask mandate there. But when I’m out of sight of senior managers or administrative staff, I take it off. I also don’t wear a mask on crowded commuter trains in the morning and evening.
Among the reasons other people liked to wear face masks, some cited the ongoing pandemic and coronavirus-related deaths. Others reported wearing face masks for the flu in the winter and hay fever in the spring, as well as COVID-19.
Simply telling us that “some” this, or “others” that, is inadequate and even lazy journalism.
Which of the respondents are “some”?
Which of the respondents make up the “other” group?
It’s incredibly frustrating when the media uses such indistinct and unspecific terms, as is the case.
How many respondents said they wore masks because they feared others would look at them or for some other social reason?
The media will tell us, and I suspect there is some reason.
Usual Japanese position of pretending to know something when it doesn’t suit you!
From Japan Today a few days ago: “The eighth wave of COVID in Japan may surpass the peak of the last wave, according to experts. November 10 06:47 JST”.
I’m still relaxing.
People in a car dressed in masks, walking at night wearing masks.
That’s crazy.
I’ve been out of the country for almost two weeks, I haven’t worn a mask since I got off the plane. I do not intend to wear a mask when I return, unless otherwise requested. I had four punctures, that’s enough.
The Japanese are very submissive and stick well to orders, until then and not until they conform to common sense.
If you want to wear a mask because you are immunocompromised or elderly, or for any medical reason, go ahead. But unless I make a stop with you at the hospital, you may not see me wearing a mask. In public, your life is YOUR responsibility, not mine. Do not impose your health/life situations on others. Are you so nervous about venturing outside?Stay inside!
After this survey, that 60% is now one hundred percent aware of this.
I guess the same percentage didn’t know why they used them in the first place.
They are well aware of the new directives; They will delete them until everyone else does.
Many now that this technique to taste is also applied indoors.
It’s done. The government said about a month ago that they don’t want them inmates if they don’t communicate a lot and more than a meter away from each other.
That’s why stores, etc. me ask you to use one more. Before, I wasn’t even allowed to enter without a mask. People look at me, but they look at me anyway because of my foreign character, so it doesn’t matter. .
He still asked to sanitize his hands! Mental stuff.
They don’t know, they just forget the guidelines. Since when do government directives have any value?
Just avoid coughing and sneezing into people’s faces and do what you need to with the mask. The Japanese take off their mask every time they cough anyway, so what’s the point?
Ignorant of advice
Not the council?
How can this be true?
Is Japan a very impressive country of ignorant people?
This is what happens when clowns are allowed to run the circus.
Almost 60% in Japan do not know
of his entourage.
This isn’t unexpected because I’m surprised that other people just don’t notice everything around them.
Typical conversations:
“What did you do today?”
“I saw the news. “
“Great!What’s in the world?In Japan?In your city?
“. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “
“What’s your hobby?”
“I like TV (listening to music). “
“Great!What’s (who is) your favorite show?(singer)”
“. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I can’t name it. “
“Did you see TARO at the party?
“I don’t know, I don’t think he there. “
“It’s your party. . . . . . . . . “
People in a car dressed in masks, walking at night wearing masks.
That’s crazy.
If you have allergies like hinoki and sugi pollen in the spring, and ine and butakusa in the fall (not to mention the maximum PM 2. 5 of the year), wear a mask as much as possible.
What’s crazy is how other people become obsessed with other people’s mask-wearing habits.
For a country so comfortable with the mask that it has one indoor and outdoor directive, other people will wear it at all times. I don’t need to pick up my mask every time I walk in, so I prefer to just put myself on.
I’m not surprised that other people don’t know because the government hasn’t made the effort to tell them.
Why are there so many posters here about the Japanese and their fondness for masks?
Because masks are very bad for the environment. Especially marine life and birds and other people worry and complain, because it is their oceans and the planet that are unnecessarily polluted.
They are also bad for children’s development. Especially when it comes to talking and learning important emotional and visual cues from parents, teachers, and peers. .
People love the anonymity and ease with which the mask provides a shield from the complex social interactions that generate anxiety here. This is the opposite of most Western cultures and therefore unfathomable even to those who perceive Japanese society. The government has created a monster, and they have no way of ridding other people of this absurd habit.
People love the anonymity and ease with which the mask provides a shield from the complex social interactions that generate anxiety here. This is the opposite of most Western cultures and therefore unfathomable even to those who perceive Japanese society. The government has created a monster, and they have no way of ridding other people of this absurd habit.
Bingo. Japan is broke. The mental damage this does to the younger generation is immeasurable. I’m an elementary school instructor and a few weeks ago, I went out with my sixth graders who were jumping over obstacles. It was hot, and all the young people were still wearing masks. I asked one of the lead instructors if it was mandatory for youth to wear masks. He then told the youths that they could take off their masks when they reached the starting line. Crazy.
Anyway, Maximum wouldn’t take off the mask even then. I told a woman to take off her mask and she refused. So I asked him why. She said she was “hazugashi” (embarrassed) to show her face. Exciting and very, very sad.
I have lived here for 25 years and I know the culture well and have incorporated perfectly. But you probably wouldn’t wear a mask outside of school. Before the summer, I stopped using one at school, but an instructor complained to the BOE and my boss told me I had to use one. At least I tried.
I never wore a mask outside of school. It took me until September 2020 to achieve one hundred percent compliance with the masks. But at that moment, I learned that it was all a scam. I’ve never had a comment.
I have lived here for 25 years and I know the culture and have incorporated perfectly. But. . .
you don’t behave the same way in Japan.
I just returned from a week-long job abroad, without a mask. None of the Japanese colleagues wore masks.
In Rome, do like the Romans.
It’s just a cultural factor here, for many other seniors who are afraid of contracting covid.
I sent a memo to my junior karateka after seeing the little poor things they suffered from breathing while training, telling them that masks were not mandatory at all and that they felt free to take them off. In fact, I wrote them a pretty full appeal after being at home in Australia for a few weeks looking at other people’s faces and knowing how much I had missed him. In rural Japan, seeing other people dressed in masks walking alone outdoors, riding motorcycles, or driving a car is crazy enough. . The fact that it goes unnoticed is even more so. There will have to be something deeper at stake no less than to show your face to the world.
Having violated school rules and not dressed in anything for children’s classes, as it was almost unlikely to teach with him (you can finish it, of course), he hated things anyway. Waiting for me to be called at someone’s office, but of course Sweetness is the norm and you stay here long enough to give a damn what a fool thinks. Happy to have the conversation, but I doubt anyone needs or cares enough to have trouble having it.
That was 3 weeks ago and unfortunately, I only have a 16-year-old boy whose parents had the courage to let him kidnap him. It’s wonderful to see at least one child smiling back with a cheeky face. He is also a small champion.
I’ve been saying this for a while, yet our biological imperative to be able to co-regulate with other humans through reading people’s gestures and sophisticated facial cues is rarely something you should dismiss so easily. For more than 3 years, these young people have been subjected to socially accepted unscientific standards. Long-term loss of social skills and disconnection are acceptable. The fact that more talent, celebrities, politicians, leaders or anyone of stature have not come forward to sound the alarm speaks to me of a culture in decline. Osaka’s Hashimotosan is the only frank guy I can think of. The “sho ga nai” generation continues to advance!
In Rome, do like the Romans.
It’s just a cultural factor here, for many other seniors who are afraid of contracting covid.
The cognitive dissonance will have to be unbearable for the passing Japanese who become fond of normality, to return to the specific brand of madness that has enveloped this archipelago.
The whole “when in Rome. . . ” may be taken in a ridiculous way, but some (not you, from what I perceive from your other publications) cite it to promote respect for local customs, although they are possibly stupid.
I went to a baby party with my wife and little one this morning, and all the other parents were all masked, which the staff enforced. They still limited the number of other people in the room. One said anything. In a group, it’s incredibly difficult to tell who’s talking, and young children miss out on facial cues for their development.
I think Japan will face a big challenge in the coming years because the social progression of other young people is delayed because of this ridiculous use of masks. This has already been observed abroad, but thanks to the delay in the care of intellectual fitness. in Japan, very little will be done to publicly acknowledge that there is a challenge, let alone do anything about it, otherwise someone would have to take on duty. We all know that no one needs that.
YubaruToday 07:42 JST
Personally, the mask ruins my beard, so either I don’t wear it, or I wear it until lunch, and when I take it off, I look like anything the cat has dragged down the street!
Oh, I hear you so well: I grew a ZZ Top just to put my beard outside and under my mask, and manageable!
I don’t know what attracts more attention: my homemade paisley/flower force mask (when it’s hard for me to put one on) or my hippie beard and long hair.
I haven’t used one: at the gym, on a train, inside, at the doctor’s office, to pick up my son in Hoikuen, etc. , since the beginning of the year.
At first, some annoying people at the gym asked me to wear one, but in recent months, no one has bothered to ask anyone.
Too predictable.
The Japanese media is addicted to publishing new cases and deaths, while deliberately downplaying any advertisements about wearing masks. It’s unfortunate that many other people in this country can’t think for themselves and question themselves.
Babies lose facial landmarks for development
I blame the parents.
Elvis is here Today at 7:28 p. m. JST
Babies lose facial landmarks for development
I blame the parents.
I agree. They get rid of the mask and prioritize their children’s development.
It’s the news they read on their phones, so what else can you expect?
Watching a probably healthy child play alone in an empty park with a mask is one of the worst places I’ve ever noticed. Please remove them from children.
Today I didn’t wear or feel like doing it at the dentist, or in the bakery afterwards.
Don’t do them on the street.
My favorite restaurants and bars get advantages from the maskless treatment.
Some parents came to the Japon. Au returned, tested positive.
0rei012 November 17:56 JST
YubaruToday 07:42 JST
“Personally, the mask ruins my beard, so either I don’t wear it, or I wear it until lunch, and when I take it off, I look like anything the cat has dragged down the street. “
Oh, I hear you so well: I grew a ZZ Top just to put my beard outside and under my mask, and manageable!
I don’t know what catches the eye more: my homemade paisley/flower force mask (when I struggle to put one on) or my hippie beard and hair.
“-1( 0 / -1 )”
Wow, there are other people who have too much free time. . .
Take off your mask and be free, my friend. The nameless turns out to be a sufficient mask.
They look like communication problems. Perhaps the big symptoms are such as “Masks, move Japan!”placed at the station, in shops, etc.
Masks are working so that Japan (arguably the first country in the world to wear masks) is in its eighth wave of COVID.
Masks are working so well that the seventh wave of COVID, Japan (again, arguably the world leader in clothed masks) led the world in COVID cases for several weeks in a row.
Most countries in the world have abandoned masks.
When does Japan get into Japan’s head that the mask doesn’t work?
How many more waves, how many more massive increases in COVID cases, will it take before the stubbornness of clinging to the mask ceases?
We are now in our eighth wave. Whatever the magic number (10?15?20?), please let me know.
They look like communication problems. Perhaps the big symptoms are such as “Masks, move Japan!”placed at the station, in shops, etc.
Vrai. Je begins to wonder if many Japanese politicians own many shares in corporations that produce masks, and the minimization of the message “masks are not necessary”.
Not accusatory. I just wondered.
HakmanToday at 14:17 JST
I’m starting to wonder if many Japanese politicians own a lot of shares in mask-producing companies and therefore downplay the message of “masks are necessary. “
Not accusatory. I just wondered.
Well, we all know that Abe had very, undeniable ties to mask production.
I think Japan will face a great challenge in the coming years because the social progression of young people is delayed.
This is Japan, the younger generations have atrophied for at least 10 years, more.