Daisuke Kumagai makes custom wrestling masks, but has spun his craft off into making pouches, badges and tote bags with mask patterns. While wrestling has a predominantly male fan base, he says 80 ...

SAITAMA, Japan — While much of the world anxiously awaits what happens under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one factory manager in Japan is all smiles. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of ...

Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends By: Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press Posted: 10:02 PM CDT Sunday, Mar. 12, 2023 Last Modified: 11:36 PM CDT Sunday, Mar. 12, 2023 ...

He was speaking about the upcoming Japanese season. The Japanese government is expected to relax the mask-wearing guidelines on March 13, leaving many mask-wearing choices up to the individual.

Dropping the mask-wearing request is one of the last steps Japan’s government is taking in easing COVID-19 rules in public places as it tries to expand business and other activity.