tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post7508752710223520163..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: [jules' pics] 1/29/2011 03:30:00 PMJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-86646335545552086752011-02-08T04:08:21.998+00:002011-02-08T04:08:21.998+00:00Fuji TV this morning had a segment on the "da...Fuji TV this morning had a segment on the "datemasuku だてマスク" phenomenon, whereby an increasing number of Japanese enjoy wearing masks due to some sense of social insecurity...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-11853999279386420122011-01-30T12:55:36.761+00:002011-01-30T12:55:36.761+00:00There's also been warnings that we are set for...There's also been warnings that we are set for a bad pollen season, but it's not started yet, as far as I can tell (not a sufferer).James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-17149690700115370612011-01-30T11:58:48.012+00:002011-01-30T11:58:48.012+00:00There have been flu warnings of late. The gentlema...There have been flu warnings of late. The gentleman with the camera certainly looks like a Tokyo tourist. <br />It would seem a little early for hay fever, although some of the temples (Enkaku temple) have some fine Sugi (cedar) ...<br />Japan is certainly a mysterious place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-73591082777480176092011-01-30T04:49:19.155+00:002011-01-30T04:49:19.155+00:00Anonymous: Yes, I know that, of course. Might be t...Anonymous: Yes, I know that, of course. Might be the reason on a packed train or at work - but not in a spacious garden. And anyway, tourists would surely stay at home at the weekend rather than head to the chilly garden if they were ill. Could be fear of cedars, but that fever is probably worse in the cities too. Perhaps they are actually just using the masks as local humidifiers... the air is very dry...juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-30162175034935155702011-01-30T03:26:38.586+00:002011-01-30T03:26:38.586+00:00Many people wear masks in Japan because they do no...Many people wear masks in Japan because they do not want to pass their colds on to others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com