A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage - a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger’s features in three dimensions reut.rs/3gT8Igx by Akira Tomoshige 1/5 
Shuhei Okawara’s masks won’t protect you or others against the virus. But they will lend you the exact appearance of an unidentified Japanese adult whose features have been printed onto them 2/5
The masks will go on sale early next year for $950 apiece at his Tokyo shop, Kamenya Omote, whose products are popular as accessories for parties and theatrical performance 3/5
Okawara chose his model, whom he paid about $390, from more than 100 applicants who sent him their photos when he launched the project in October. An artisan then reworked the winning image, created on a 3D printer 4/5
Okawara plans to gradually add new faces, including some from overseas, to the lineup. Read the full story about the masks reut.rs/3gT8Igx 5/5
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