Japan Plans To Give Two Masks Per Family, Inspiring These Meme Images kotaku.com

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Stocks of disposable masks have been running low in Japan for months.
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When suffering from standard colds, people in Japan also typically wear masks out of politeness and not to infect others.
However, two masks per household do seem like it will leave certain family members out—something that has spawned an array of meme type images, often with the hashtag masuku 2-mai (マスク２枚) or “two masks.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBe well, stay safe, and be sure to share with your other family members!