Or government response isn't the reason for the difference. Japan's government didn't respond quickly to COVID-19 (some have even said they actively tried to d

Or government response isn't the reason for the difference. Japan's government didn't respond quickly to COVID-19 (some have even said they actively tried to downplay it to protect the Olympics) and yet Japan has very few cases. Perhaps the difference is cultural, or geographic, or travel patterns, or something else entirely.