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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by kalleboo on Thursday March 12, 2020 @08:06AM (#22555902)
Japan has the same limitation, but the government put out a "strong recommendation" for schools to close and all the local governments complied.
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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by magduf on Thursday March 12, 2020 @11:09AM (#22557641)
Japan has a different culture. When the government puts out a "strong recommendation", the society generally follows. This even happens with corporations. There's a culture of conformity there that just isn't present in western nations.
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