Face off: Automakers and tech companies use these realistic masks

Face off: Automakers and tech companies use these realistic masks

Super-realistic face masks made by a tiny company in rural Japan are in demand from the domestic tech, auto and entertainment industries and from countries as far away as Saudi Arabia. Company founder Osamu Kitagawa came up with the idea while working at a printing machine manufacturer. The company, based in the western prefecture of Shiga, receives about 100 orders every year from entertainment, automobile, technology and security companies, mainly in Japan.