Face masks remain ubiquitous in Japan, even outdoors on muggy 35C days ... The current phase concentrates on products that cool individuals rather than environments. The most popular products ...

Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing the coronavirus from spreading ...

A dataset of 1,000 facial photos of Japanese wearing masks is suddenly in high demand amid a growing need for massive amounts of images to train facial recognition programs. Operators of stock ...

We might be stuck with the single-colour, single-use face mask in Hong Kong, but Japan may soon have the ultimate mask. Students at Future University in Hakodate have designed a face shield that ...