Japan was fortunate in that mask wearing was a very common custom here, even before the spread of this new virus. Especially from winter through spring, one in three Japanese were already accustomed ...

Inspired by these time-honoured methods, we’re decoding five powerful Japanese DIY face masks that tap into the secrets of youthful skin, no trips to Tokyo required. Each of these masks uses ...

A poll by public broadcaster NHK in May showed 55% of Japanese saying they were wearing them just as often as two months earlier. Only 8% said they had stopped wearing masks altogether.

While many Japanese people today have never seen a live Noh performance, the white visage and red lips of a Ko-omote mask (one of a few denoting a young woman) or the bulging golden eyes of the ...

One month after the relaxation of Japanese Covid-19 guidelines, about 86 percent of the population continue to wear their masks in public, according to an artificial intelligence system developed ...