When the Covid-19 pandemic made face masks an everyday essential, Japanese startup Donut Robotics spotted an opportunity. They created a smart mask — a high-tech upgrade to standard face coverings, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and ...

Coronavirus PPE, but make it luxury. That’s what is going on in Japan, with one face mask company now selling blinged-out coverings for $9,600. Japanese apparel giant Cox Co. Ltd. began selling ...