Japan hasn't really locked down in any real sense of the word though: some local governments have "encouraged" businesses to close, but there are essentially no

Japan hasn't really locked down in any real sense of the word though: some local governments have "encouraged" businesses to close, but there are essentially no legal levers to force them to do, much less require people to stay at home. https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Tokyo-governor-says-lockdown-in-Japan-is-impossible https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Tokyo-gover... The one thing governments did do was close schools, which wreaked havoc on single parents and dual income families. The complete decimation of the tourist industry plus people staying at home due to general fear of the virus have also caused considerable economic damage, hence the job losses and insecurity.