Japan eased its mask guidelines, recommending them only on crowded trains and in hospitals or care homes, but there was little sign residents were keen to unmask.
Australia's players listen to their national anthem before the start of the World Baseball Classic Pool B round game between the Czech Republic and Australia at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 13, 2023. The Japanese government relaxed its mask-wearing guidelines on Monday, but the vast majority of fans at the Tokyo Dome watching the World Baseball Classic still wore them.
Nippon Professional Baseball also issued new guidelines. Spectators will now be allowed to cheer at the Tokyo Dome without wearing masks, which had been prohibited until Sunday, though some bent the rules. The vast majority of people attending games at the Tokyo Dome on Monday were wearing a mask. But there were more maskless fans than the day before, though it was clear many did not know the guidelines had changed.
"Most Japanese are still wearing masks, and I’m doing it because I don’t want to be in the minority," 19-year-old Kanon Shibuya said, standing inside the stadium. Spectators watch for the start of the World Baseball Classic Pool B round game between the Czech Republic and Australia at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 13, 2023, on the first day of reduced mask requirements in the country. (Photo by Richar
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