[Japon] Millions of ‘Abenomasks,’ worth 11 billion yen, went unused

Auteurs : rédaction de The Asahi Shimbun (Ryota Goto contributed to this article.)

Production : The Asahi Shimbun

Diffusion : site anglais de Asahi shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun Asia&Japan Watch

Date : 27 octobre 2021

The much-ridiculed “Abenomask” was apparently so unpopular that millions of the cloth masks have gone unused and are languishing in storage.

Source : « Millions of ‘Abenomasks,’ worth 11 billion yen, went unused », The Asahi Shimbun, 27/10/2021. URL : https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14469339 (consulté le 27/10/2021)

Photo « à la une » : The cloth mask distributed to all households in Japan (Asahi Shimbun file photo)