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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by ashleysmithgpu on Sunday March 22, 2020 @01:07AM (#22652872)
I live in Japan. "Washing hands is common" this is incorrect. Most bathrooms do not have soap and many people do not wash their hands.

"People listen and obey to their government" This is also not true, many hanami events have been cancelled but there were actually more people out viewing yesterday than last year. I am relatively sure the turnout will be higher than last year to many of the parks.

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by lovemenot on Sunday March 22, 2020 @05:24AM (#22653770)
>> there were actually more people out viewing yesterday than last year.

Incorrect from my close observation of three Tokyo hanami locations with which I have become familiar over a long period.

The density of picnickers has been lower than I have observed over previous years. Furthermore, the respect for mutual distance through eye contact has been new and noticeable.

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