[griffinheart]

There's a lot of care about not disturbing other people in Japanese culture.

A few additional reasons, for wearing a mask, not in the article:

- Forgot or didn't have time to put makeup on

- Kafunsho (hay fever) protection

- Odor protection, there's also scented masks

- Hiding braces

[lboc]

>There's a lot of care about not disturbing other people in Japanese culture.

Not in Tokyo.