Japan masking the Olympics
Japan’s Air Purifier: Olympians to Wear Dust Masks!
medindia.net - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:25:10 AM — The Japanese Olympic squad seems to be taking no chances in protecting itself from the pollution in Beijing. The delegation will carry 500 dust masks for industrial use to guard against the Chinese city’s notorious air pollution, a corporate official said Monday. Koken, a major Japanese maker of respirators, gas masks and air purifiers, has provided the masks for free to the Japanese Olympic Committee for possible use in training at the Beijing Games…more…
Japanese wearing masks to cope with Beijing’s filth. Sure…. they look like terrorists trying to hide something, but hey it’s China so they will be safe…..ri-i-i-ight.
The Japanese sure do love their face masks that I previously previously covered my reports on the 3Yen.com like the Masked flu-fighting - Japanese Nanoblock(tm) and the
Get well soon mask. 
And, be sure to check out this video of the Japanese Olympic Teams practicing their entrance into the Games’ opening ceremony wearing their gas masks, ha, ha.
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