According to freeper struggle in post #84, the Japanese are allowed to get it at the pharmacies, unlike the American quacks and pharmacist quacks blocking access here.
So no authoritative news source ? Got it. Shocker.
Multiple authoritative news sources says IVM isn’t approved to treat covid in Japan. Not a single reliable news outlet suggests IVM is being prescribed in Japan in any number approaching the 75% who are vaccinated. Haven’t seen anyone say it is available OTC.
Nobody is stopping Americans from buying horse paste, so things may be about equal.
Sometimes you have to admit you fell for fake news because of a slew of internal biases. In this case, the headline alone contained 3 factual errors. Strive to do better. No need to double down on stupid.