Jan 25, 2026
Still Masking?

Even living in the middle of nowhere in Japan, I find myself still masking. Part of this is because it is still considered fairly normal here, especially if you have something like a cold. During cold and flu season this can be really advantageous.
As I make more friends and the international sphere, I realized that no one else is doing this. Most are the countries abandoned the masking procedures years ago and find it weird when I I share selfies still clad in weird little white face covering.
This led me to have an unmasked adventure this past December in Osaka, which also led to me being sick for two solid weeks. So I'm still going to be masking.
But my question is, my fellow expats in Japan, are you?
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