TOKYO: The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday (Mar 13) as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Disney park operator Oriental Land, East Japan Railway and cinema operator Toho are among the major comp
TOKYO: The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic.
"Mask-wearing was part of our culture even before COVID-19," said Hitoshi Oshitani, a Tohoku University professor who was an architect of Japan's COVID-19 response."I think many people will be wearing masks even after the rules are relaxed." Chief government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said last week that masks would no longer be required at Cabinet meetings starting Monday and that decisions on the coverings would be left up to individual workspaces. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged residents to carry masks with them when they go out and to remain flexible even as the guidelines ease.
Japan's COVID-19 vaccination rate stands at more than 80 per cent and cases have ebbed after an eighth wave of infections that peaked in early January.
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