Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan announced on Friday that he had instructed his cabinet to reclassify COVID-19, placing it in the same category as seasonal flu, rubella, and chickenpox in spring.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/japan-declares-will-handle-covid-19-like-seasonal-flu/
I was just there and didnt really wear a mask anywhere and nobody cared. At least outwardly. That said, yeah, almost everyone was wearing a mask but took it off to sit down at a table or take a picture its retarted.
There were also a large amount of japanese people not wearing them
I live in Japan and I never wear a mask outside of work (I'm a teacher). The only store that cares to stop maskless people from entering is Costco. Nowhere else do I get stopped.