Osaka's Mayor in Japan, Ichiro Matsui is under fire for suggesting men should do grocery shopping because women are too indecisive and take a long time amid COVID-19 outbreak.

Report by Kyoda News agency and a tweet of Shoko Egawa proves the claim that the Mayor of Osaka faces backlash for his comment.

Report by Kyoda News agency and a tweet of Shoko Egawa proves the claim that the Mayor of Osaka faces backlash for his comment.Kyoda News agency reported that Osaka's Mayor Ichiro Matsui of Japan, on 23 April 2020, gave a suggestion that comparatively, it is better men do the grocery shopping during the COVID-19 pandemics as women take a lot of time by going through different products to see which one is the promising alternative to buy among all and the long-staying inside will contribute to overcrowding at the supermarket.

According to CNN, the comment was faced with public backlash with over 3,000 retweets of popular Japanese journalist Shoko Egawa who tweeted that people should not pass a comment if they do not know about life.

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