By RYOSUKE NONAKA/ Staff Writer
May 31, 2021 at 17:03 JST
Children wear a mask in Kyoto in August 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most Japanese had little problem with wearing a mask unlike the stubborn resistance found in many parts of Europe and the United States. [Read More]
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