58: A brief history of mask wearing in Japan w/ Alex Martin

<div>The Japan Times' <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexktMartin">Alex Martin</a> discusses the history of mask wearing and how it's changed from the Edo Period to the Spanish Flu to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Oscar Boyd</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Read more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/04/national/science-health/japans-history-wearing-masks-coronavirus/#.XxZKDS10d24">The history behind Japan’s love of face masks</a> (Alex Martin, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/28/national/science-health/masks-helped-fight-coronavirus/">Masks helped keep Japan's COVID-19 death toll low, says expert panel</a> (Bloomberg, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/01/world/science-health-world/face-masks-pandemic/">Face masks in a pandemic: From 'useless' to 'indispensable'</a> (AFP-Jiji, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/19/business/corporate-business/uniqlo-washable-masks/#.XxZJMS10d24">Japanese shoppers queue and crash website for Uniqlo's washable masks</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/17/national/abe-two-masks-tokyo/">Thick, small, bulky: 'Abenomasks' arrive in Tokyo mailboxes</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/19/world/us-mandate-masks-coronavirus/">'It may save your life': Facing coronavirus surge, more U.S. states mandate masks</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/19/three-quarters-uk-support-mandatory-masks-coronavirus">Seven in 10 back mandatory use of masks in shops in England, poll finds</a> (The Guardian)</li> <li>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/japandeepdive?lang=en">Deep Dive on Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <div>Sign up to the <a href="http://jtimes.jp/deepdivesub">Deep Dive mailing list</a> and be notified every time a new episode comes out. Get in touch with us at d