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2nd-century wooden mask unearthed in Nara, oldest...
A wooden mask fragment, left, unearthed from the Daifuku archaeological site, is shown in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on May 30. On the right is an artist's rendition of the mask in its whole. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
May 31, 2013
SAKURAI, Nara Prefecture--Once used to hide a face, a wooden mask fragment recently discovered here and currently on public display hints at ancient cultural links between this ...
Masks galore: Japanese ward off pollen, pollution
Japan is becoming a sea of surgical masks. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
March 22, 2013
On the sidewalks and the subways it's clear: Japan is becoming a sea of surgical masks. It's about pollen, about germs and even a little about China, its polluting rival across ...
China's pollution creates booming demand for face...
Workers sew mesh filters on masks on Feb. 8 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. (Taku Hosokawa)
February 12, 2013
TOYOHASHI, Aichi Prefecture--A company here is struggling to keep up with demand for its face masks amid rising health concerns over the spread of China’s air pollution.
Researcher: Pollen mask prevents cesium inhalation
Schoolchildren wear masks in summer to prevent internal exposure to radioactive materials in Fukushima city. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
December 02, 2011
A type of mask sold in drugstores for hay-fever sufferers may also prove effective in preventing internal exposure to radioactive cesium, a researcher at the University of...
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