Japanese people on the other hand do wear mask's all the time like you said and I agree but the Japanese people are easily persuaded into things that just don't make sense
I believe it's a cultural thing. Japanese listen and obey authority as opposed to just law, as stated, under Japan's constitution (articles 10-40), it is unconstitutional to force someone to wear a mask or restrict travel. That said, stores can impose rules of mask-wearing, and some have. NITORI, for example, requires a mask, while Make Man does not.
This is also why people 50+ still refer to doctors as "sensei" and why people 50+ still call their boss by the -san suffix, and vice-versa due to age out of respect.
( BLM Black Lives Matter ) protesting that took place here and it just doesn't make sense because there is no black community in Japan for these people to protest but the Japanese people saw what was happening around the world and I guess someone said hey we need to this as well ( protest ) without the Japanese people knowing full well what they are protesting for so these people just jumped on the Protest Bus with the rest of the world.
Sadly, I think the BLM protests around the world, especially in Japan, are paid and the followers are misinformed about the true message of BLM now.
I don't think they follow up with their demands (or specific chapters of BLM) and are basing their protests merely on police brutality, when, they want businesses to hire 23% blacks or to pay 1.5% in profits to black-led community organizations (extortion).
Don't quote me on the exact figures, but you can watch Tim Pool (a central-liberal) break it down
in this video.
I am afraid someone in Japan will try and make the same thing happen with mask's and persuade the people to start getting upset with those who don't wear a mask.
Japanese are a people that follow and obey for the most part. The freedoms granted to Japan after WWII are about the same as those given to the Americans if you compare constitutional rights. However, people will still comply with authority, even after the end of Imperial rule.
Japanese people are easy followers to a notion that's implanted the right way will make the Japanese people think entirely that this is the best course of action.
I don't think they're "easy" followers. It's a very nationalistic country with (law and) order that keeps Japanese humble.
It's been this way for generations and a prime example of it is Okinawa with the Marine Corps base.
In my humble opinion, and from the rumor mill, these are now paid protesters from Mainland. Let's just say for the moment it's true. They want base gone, so they will pay a minuscule amount to get base gone through paid protestors that make the news, invoking more outrage.
That land is worth billions of dollars that can be used for resorts, etc., and why Mainlander's want it gone: so they can invest and earn.
It has nothing to do with the people of Okinawa, but a money machine waiting to spring.