TOKYO (Reuters) - Children under the age of two shouldn't wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal ...

When you think of Japan in the age of COVID, you might imagine a crowd of people wearing masks. But why do so many Japanese people wear masks? In an article titled "Bi-directional associations between ...

OTSU, Japan, — Super-realistic face masks made by a tiny company in rural Japan are in demand from the domestic tech and entertainment industries and from countries as far away as Saudi Arabia. The ...

Bi-directional associations between mask usage and reasons for masking. Higher absolute values for numbers represent stronger associations. Numbers in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals. Osaka, ...