TOKYO -- Electronics maker Sharp will start making surgical masks in Japan next month, becoming the first domestic company outside the health industry to do so in response to a government call of increased production.
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Masks are inspected at a factory in Nagoya. Sharp will start production of its own masks in response to the Japanese government's call for increased supplies. (Photo by Takashi Uema)
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