Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing the coronavirus from spreading ...

Most Japanese commuters continued wearing face masks on March 13, the day the central government ended its three-year request for protective measure against COVID-19. At JR Shinagawa Station in ...

Face masks are coming off more and more these days in Japan, giving many people a reason to a smile. For some, though, reacquainting themselves with that facial expression is proving something of ...

The trend appears inspired by ‘Animegao Kigurumi’, a cosplay style rooted in Japanese anime culture, where enthusiasts wear bodysuits and anthropomorphic masks to mimic anime characters.