OSAKA -- Sharp will use a lottery system to select buyers for its new face masks after overwhelming demand caused the electronics group's online shopping portal to crash.
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Sharp opts for lottery to sell masks after demand crashes website
Consumers rushed to buy company's limited supplies
Sharp produces the masks in Japan at a clean room faciliity. © Reuters
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