By SHIGETAKA KODAMA/ Staff Writer
February 7, 2020 at 17:55 JST
A worker packs masks one by one in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 1. (Shigetaka Kodama)
OSAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--A clothing factory here is rapidly boosting production of so-called virus-preventative masks to meet growing demand from consumers in Japan and abroad as coronavirus cases surge around the globe. [Read More]
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