TOKYO -- Japan fears two things will be on a simultaneous rise this summer: temperatures and the number of coronavirus cases. Fortunately, the country's inventive manufacturers have answers to both.
From mint sprays to cool face masks, businesses are cashing in as Japan's notorious summer heat makes itself felt amid the pandemic. Customers already well primed to try to reduce the risk of heatstroke are snapping up anything that can help make a face mask -- normally worn to contain winter colds -- more bearable as the Mercury surges.
