THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 13, 2020 at 17:59 JST
Tomomi Inada, the executive acting secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, wears a face mask made from lace produced in her home prefecture of Fukui. (Naoki Matsuyama)
U.S. President Donald Trump has made it a point of not wearing a face mask in public, but in Japan politicians and local officials have adopted stylish gear so eagerly it raised suspicions that they are doing it simply to glean more "likes" on social media. [Read More]
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