To start 2022 similarly to 2021, quasi-emergency measures (mambo in Japanese) were implemented In Okinawa, Hiroshima, and part of Yamaguchi to “suppress” the newly arrived Omicron variant the US military had apparently imported.
[https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1858/]
Once again, bars and restaurants were ordered to close at 20:00 and not offer alcohol, apart from certified establishments in Okinawa, which could close at 21:00 and offer alcohol till 20:00. So based on estimated date of infection, what were the results?
[Graphs by Hiroshi Nishiura for the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10900000/000892290.pdf]
Well, I guess the US military have done worse things to inconvenience the people of Hiroshima and Okinawa.