A brief history of mask wearing in Japan w/ Alex Martin
Episode 58, Jul 22, 2020, 10:00 AM
Why does everyone wear masks in Japan, and where did the practice start?
The Japan Times' Alex Martin discusses the history of mask wearing and how it's changed from the Edo Period to the Spanish Flu to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Read more:
Read more:
- The history behind Japan’s love of face masks (Alex Martin, The Japan Times)
- Masks helped keep Japan's COVID-19 death toll low, says expert panel (Bloomberg, The Japan Times)
- Face masks in a pandemic: From 'useless' to 'indispensable' (AFP-Jiji, The Japan Times)
- Japanese shoppers queue and crash website for Uniqlo's washable masks (The Japan Times)
- Thick, small, bulky: 'Abenomasks' arrive in Tokyo mailboxes (The Japan Times)
- 'It may save your life': Facing coronavirus surge, more U.S. states mandate masks (The Japan Times)
- Seven in 10 back mandatory use of masks in shops in England, poll finds (The Guardian)
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