With demand for face masks still strong in Japan, a wide variety of stores have looked to cash in on people’s desire to protect themselves against the coronavirus’ insidious spread.
Various types of stores, ranging from health food vendors to beauty salons, have posted signs to indicate they have stocks of the coveted fabric disposable masks that are still quite difficult to find in drugstores.
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