I think we will still wear them for five more years.
5!? You're serious? - Or at least 3 years
If the Japanese government told you that you can take the mask off?
We would not take them off. - AH?
Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's CathyCat. Around the world people are
taking off their face masks but in Japan 99% of people still wear masks even though
there are no mask mandates, why?
Today we are gonna go, hit the streets of Tokyo and ask Japanese people
What they will do once they can take off these face masks and why they're still wearing them.
And since Japanese people will tell us what fun things they're gonna do once they can travel again as well
We have an app here today that is sponsoring us today as well which is called Worldoor and it's gonna help you
to find your way around in Japan, to find cool places in Japan, and more
They have different things here for example: Stroll, Experience
Gourmet, Shine, Subculture and
They also plan to bring in "study Japanese lessons" they are here
right with some cool Japanese phrases that will help you. So even though the boarders
are still closed right now, this app will get you set up
for when you come to Japan so you can hit the ground running
And that's what we're gonna do so let's Ask Japanese!
You are wearing masks but abroad there wasn't a mask culture before 2020.
Yeah not really.
Why are you still wearing masks now?
If you don't wear masks in Japan right now, people give you the evil eye.
Like social pressure?
When do you think this will end?
I think it will take 5 more years.
At least 3... it will go on for a long time. - Agree.
So instead of the government regulating this, it's the social pressure? - Yeah.
What is good and bad about wearing them now?
It beautifies my face.
Your face looks better? - It does.
I dislike how it take off my makeup.
Inside the mask there is darkness.
Don't you also get grossed out by the inside of your masks?
What good and bad did you experience?
Buying disposable masks all the time is so expensive.
You picked a masks with a cute coloring.
I think many girls do that these days.
You pay a little more to look cute? - That's it.
Once you can take your masks off what do you wanna do and where will you go?
I wanna go far far away - I wanna go abroad
I wanna go abroad too.
You all wanna leave Japan, where will you go?
I want to go to Germany. - GERMANY? THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I want to go to Disneylands around the world.
As many as possible? - Yeah.
Where will you go first? - The closer ones like Hong Kong or Shanghai
I want to go to Korea. - Why?
I love K-pop idols so I wanna go there.
You decided to wear masks today - Yes. - Yes I am.
Was there a ever a mask mandate in Japan, regulated by the country?
There was never a law around it, but there was the general air in the room. - AIR?
The general rule is that you have to wear it.
We got a comment on one of our videos why Japanese are were wearing masks before 2020
Why were you wearing masks before 2020?
Because we have complexes about our faces? I have one too, so I wore them before 2020.
What why? - I don't like the shape of my face.
I am scared what people think about my face.
And that is why you chose to hide half of your face away?
From here it looks like you have a cute slim face? - Not really.
I don't... really think... that favourably ... about my face.
So the recent mask wearing was good for you? - Yeah.
Thanks to masks I can hide half of my face and I worry now less about people judging my face.
You wore them before the pandemic, you are wearing them now, how about AFTER it?
Well the whole issue is now going on for 2 years right.
I have grown up now. I will buy makeup now and then feel better about taking it off.
You plan to graduate from your mask hiding self. - Time to graduate.
If this is over, I will take it off.
There are not mask mandates here compared to abroad. When will Japan stop wearing them?
Once everyone around us starts taking them off - Looking around yourself first. - Yeah.
When nobody wears them, you take them off? - Yah.
Do you think within this year we will take them off?
I don't think so. Maybe once we have a medicine against it.
What do you wanna do once it is over? - I wanna travel! - Yes abroad!
Where do you wanna go? - I was supposed to go to Hawaii in Highschool.
But I couldn't go so I wanna go see Hawaii now.
Going to Hawaii in highschool? Graduation trio? - No just a school trip.
I wanna see Korea and America. - I hope you can travel soon.
We are all wearing masks today. - Guess we are yes.
Abroad there were things called mask mandates and since they got lifted people stopped wearing them.
Did you hear that? - Yes.
When will Japan start to take them off?
I think we will continue with our mask life for a lot longer.
How many more years? - At least 2 - What?
I think it will take at least another 5 years. - WHAT
If the government tells people they can take the masks off now?
We will not. - Even if the country says its ok?
Once people start taking them off little by little we might too,
What do you wanna do once you can take your masks off?
I wanna go out!
Where will you go? - Osaka.
Where? - Universal Studios Japan.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN!
What do you love there?
In Highschool all school trips were cancelled the last 2 years
I want to go there and make those lost memories with my highschool friends
Taking back that school trip time! - Like that
I wanna go see Korea - Why?
I love Korean idols. - Can you speak the language?
(speaks Korean) I said "It's gonna be ok"
Will you do flower viewing picnics this year? - That might be difficult.
Leaning towards no? - Yeah
Many didn't do cherry blossom picnics this year, can you give some advice for the next?
Do an online picnic - There are online picnics?
No clue, I don't think it will become a thing.
The majority of Japanese people wants to travel once they can and
same counts for you guys right? I am getting so many messages asking me
WHEN can I come and travel in JAPAN?!
There is an app that will help you hit the ground running once you come to Japan
So you can already watch the videos
and take notes of where you wanna go and that's Worldoor and they are so kind to sponsor our video today.
Thank you so much for the help (drops phone) so...
Let me show you how to install the app because you can't miss it.
There is a cute anime girl as a character here.
In my case I already had it installed so I will re-install it. You find it on the apple store
You'll find it on all the other stores.
It doesn't take that much time to download it, I am currently downloading this from
here out in the countryside and it's not too heavy at least.
There we go it's already done and we click "open"
Oh ok... allow...
It has a cute character animation right at the start.
(Setup)
Ok terms of service, boop. And we're already here.
And we have manga are coming soon, study Japanese is coming soon,
Stroll, Experience, Gourmet, Shrine, Subculture
And ShortVideos, so be sure to find our video in their list of videos
There's a lot of cool experience videos in Worldoor be sure to check them out.
thank you so much Worldoor and guys get ready to come to Japan!
We also have made a video that you can ONLY on Worldoor so be sure to check that one out.
(preview)
Oh wow it was worth coming here!
(loud excited screaming)
WAIT if you wanna watch the full video be sure to check it out on Worldoor
Thank you guys for tuning in and I catch you soon for another video from Japan. Bye!