Japan relied on near universal masking (voluntary too, no mandate) and high vaccine take up. Current approved pharmaceuticals are remdesivir etc. refer:
You're creating a strawman. I only said that our government has demonized self applied therapeutics and pushed vaccines only. There is no scientific reason to demonize therapeutics the way the institutions in the US have done. And what about the censorship? How can open debate happen when qualified individuals are shut down? It's all very anti-science and anti-democratic.
https://www.pmda.go.jp/english/about-pmda/0002.html
If you imply ivermectin has some part in japans strategy, I encourage you to read this:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/11/27/no-ivermect...