Middle-aged man (speaking Japanese): Masuku arimasuka? (Do you have any face masks?)
Drug store clerk: …
— Pharmacy, Toritsu-Daigaku, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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