40 () posted 3 years ago by ChadRudy 3 years ago by ChadRudy +41 / -1 12 comments share 12 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Face masks were common in Japan way before the Wuflu, dummy.
https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/why-do-japanese-people-wear-surgical-masks-its-not-always-for-health-reasons
Take your pick
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/face-masks-in-japan-100-years-running/
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14362156
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210416/p2a/00m/0li/037000c
https://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/ejcjs/vol14/iss2/horii.html
Not in the OP's context they weren't.
This is so obviously just medical theatre participation.