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Brad Pitt discusses why his view on face masks changed in Japan
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Jul 2, 2020 - Tweet
Hollywood star now wonders why we don’t all mask up.
- Japan, USA
- (actors • Ad Astra • Brad Pitt • celebrities • coronavirus • face masks • hollywood • masks • movie stars • movies • Tokyo)
You can now get stick-on salon masks for haircuts in the coronavirus age in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2020
See-through and strapless, the new masks help getting a haircut in the new normal feel a little more like it did in the old normal.
- Japan
- (clever • cool • coronavirus • hair salons • haircuts • hairstyling • masks)
Pandemic hair trend: A haircut to match your mask not your face
- Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2020
Top stylist at a Japanese salon in Tokyo says there are three important points to looking good while wearing a face mask.
- Japan
- (beauty • COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • hair • hairdressers • hairstyles • Japanese hairstyles • masks • SNJO)
How to make your own sold-out Uniqlo Airism mask in less than two minutes
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2020
The latest “brilliant” idea from SoraNews24’s founder.
- Japan
- (Airism • COK • crazy • do it yourself • face masks • fashion • funny • masks • SNJO • underwear • Uniqlo • weird • Yoshio)
Do the new Uniqlo summer face masks really deserve bad reviews?
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2020
We test the Airism product for three days in a range of conditions.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
Japanese tactical face mask lets you weather the coronavirus storm while looking awesome【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2020
Japan Self-Defense Forces supplier’s mask is also surprisingly comfortable.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • face masks • fashion • Japan Self-Defense Forces • JSDF • masks • tactical)
Tokyo Disneyland will require visitors to wear masks indoors when it reopens next month
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2020
♪M I C-K E Y, please wear your mask.♪
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • coronavirus • Disney • masks • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland)
High-price face mask boutiques open in Tokyo, where masks are fashion statement, not political
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2020
If a mask is like underwear for your face, why settle for something rough, cheap, and boring?
Japanese kimono maker creates alluring face mask for hostesses
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2020
Hidden design features add extra sex appeal when eating and drinking.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • hostess bars • masks • reopening after coronavirus)
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2020
We try out the cool sold-out Airism product everyone’s been waiting for.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
We try cooling our face masks five different ways, and don’t recommend doing any of them
- Dale Roll
Jun 5, 2020
It’s getting hot, and wearing masks in summer isn’t fun…but maybe find some other way to stay cool.
- Japan
- (COK • cooling off • cooling spray • crazy • experiment • funny • hot • masks • SNJO • summer • Yuichiro Wasai)
How to make a mask out of a coffee filter in just seconds
- Casey Baseel
May 19, 2020
In less time than it takes to brew a cup of java, you could have a new face covering.
- Japan
- (100-yen stores • clever • coffee • COK • cool • Daiso • DIY • do it yourself • face masks • Go Hatori • life hacks • masks • SNJO)
We tried washing our “Abe masks” in the washing machine to see how they hold up
- Dale Roll
May 14, 2020
The masks are rumored to shrink in the wash…so we had to test it out, of course.
- Japan
- (Abe Shinzo • experiment • Go Hattori • laundry • masks • public assistance)
Overseas otaku make huge donation of masks to real-life Japanese Love Live! town
- Casey Baseel
May 9, 2020
Love Livers also turn down any compensation for their generosity.
- China, Japan
- (anime • coronavirus • donation • idol singers • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • masks • moving • otaku • touching)
How to make an origami face mask【Video】
- Oona McGee
May 7, 2020
Like a beautiful folded paper crane…for your face.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • cool • face masks • life hacks • masks • origami • paper towel • papercraft • SNJO • SNO • weird)
Masks appear on statues of Japan’s loyal dog Hachiko, but only one gets to keep it【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2020
Symbol of loyalty turned into a sign of the times, but Tokyo authorities ask people to stop.
- Japan
- (Akita dogs • COK • dogs • face masks • Hachiko • masks • Shibuya • Shibuya Station)
How to make a mask out of a sock in two minutes with no sewing skills
- Casey Baseel
May 1, 2020
100 yen shop chain Daiso shares some priceless knowledge that we immediately put to the test.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • clever • COK • cool • Daiso • face masks • Go Hatori • life hacks • masks • SNO • socks • weird)
Beyond face masks – Japanese company selling anti-infection paper helmets【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 1, 2020
Box maker responds to nationwide mask shortage the best way it knows how.
The most mysterious place to buy masks in Tokyo: Out of the back of this random dude’s car【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2020
Our chance meeting with the mobile merchant.
- Japan
- (cars • COK • coronavirus • face masks • masks • mystery • P.K. Sanjun • SNO • weird)
Awesome Nintendo fan craft idea: Power up your cloth face mask into a Switch-style mask【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2020
A few simple changes let you wear your love of Nintendo on your figurative sleeve and literal face.
- Japan
- (cool • cratfs • face masks • fan art • masks • nintendo • nintendo switch • sewing • video games)
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