Despite understated recommendations to limit contact during the pandemic, the Japanese ... bit of mask technology works. The mask has velcro straps incorporated into its design so that the wearer can ...

That’s what is going on in Japan, with one face mask company now selling blinged-out coverings for $9,600. Japanese apparel ... because Japan’s jewelry and fabric industries have been hurt ...

Japanese clothing retailer ... known for its tropical print bathing suits and shirts, is making nonmedical "lifestyle masks" out of unused fabric scraps. They come in whimsical patterns and ...

Japanese artist Hiroko Takahashi fought ... Takahashi has tried to regroup by selling handmade masks sewn from kimono fabric. "My designs are kind of strong, so there are people who resist the ...

When the dye is sprayed onto a specially developed mask filter, the fabric will glow green to indicate the presence of coronavirus exposure. The team has conducted initial tests with 32 people ...

TOKYO -- Masks made of nonwoven fabric performed best in a Japanese supercomputer model of their ability to block virus-carrying respiratory droplets, but other types of masks also showed ...

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing, said it plans to sell face masks made of fabric used for its Airism underwear line in response to strong demand ...