Comments by "Restaurant Man" (@restaurantman) on "Kyushoku: The Making of a Japanese School Lunch" video.

  1. In Japan, mask wearing is a standard for institutional food preparation and service. It prevents mucus and saliva from being deposited onto the food.
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  2. In Japan, mask wearing is a standard for institutional food preparation and service. It prevents mucus and saliva from being deposited onto the food.
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  3. The investigation into that 2021 incident, determined the diary producer had been responsible for the tainted milk. It was not the fault of the Toyama school district's facilities nor staff.
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  4. Yes.
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  5. In the Japanese public school system, uniforms are not worn during the primary age years, but are worn during the junior high and high school years. Primary school children also wear uniforms if they attend private schools.
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  6. That is a fairly standard setup for Japanese school kitchens. Also worth noting is that the featured school is also located in a lower income area.
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  7. In Japan, it's not uncommon to wear masks - even before Covid-19. It's considered a normal sanitary measure. It's seen as a courtesy to others to wear one during flu season, when one doesn't feel well, or when in dusty environments. In kitchens and food service environments, it prevent saliva from being deposited onto the food.
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  8. In Japan, it is common to wear masks as a normal sanitary measure. In kitchens and food service environments, it prevents saliva from being deposited onto the food.
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  9. This is a public school, not private tuition based.
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  10. That sounds like confirmation bias.
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  11.  @SCP01986  "Third World" is not a description for stages of economic or societal development. That term originated during the "Cold War" in reference to countries which were not aligned with NATO or the Warsaw Pact.
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  12. Milk.
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  13. From the time the term "Third World" was first used in 1952, Japan was never considered a Third World country. The term referred to countries that were not aligned with NATO or the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War period.
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  14.  @based9930  What you described is what occurred to the Native Americans tribes, once the European settlers came to North America.
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  15. Japan has over 3 million foreign residents. Japan's population has been declining since the 1990s and immigration is treated as a necessity.
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