Obama masks in Japan
A Reuters video news report about rubber Obama masks being made at a factory in Saitama:
The factory, which stocks various masks of politicians and celebrities, said the Obama mask was expected to soon outsell its current best-seller, a mask of Japan’s popular former prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi.
“I believe that unlike Japanese politicians’ masks, Obama’s mask radiates something that grabs people’s hearts. I think many people do feel that energy,” said executive director Takahiro Yagihara. The mask is sold for some 2,200 yen ($24) at toy and costume shops across Japan.
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