Japan had magic mushroom vending machines until they were banned in 2002. The Japanese were concerned about what image they display to the world ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2002, which led to this ban.
Many different explanations are possible, but I do wonder whether there is any connection to their increased rates of depression after 2000. Antidepressants were not accepted in Japan for long time.
To verify it would be good to see some statistics on their usage prior to that. Checking out Super Marios game mechanics, it seems they were in the nations discourse at least ;)
Many different explanations are possible, but I do wonder whether there is any connection to their increased rates of depression after 2000. Antidepressants were not accepted in Japan for long time.
To verify it would be good to see some statistics on their usage prior to that. Checking out Super Marios game mechanics, it seems they were in the nations discourse at least ;)