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Japan politician apologises for auctioning face masks

TOKYO: A Japanese politician apologised on Monday (Mar 9) after he made US$86,000 auctioning face masks online as the country deals with a shortage during the new coronavirus outbreak. Hiroyuki Morota, a member of the Shizuoka prefecture assembly and owner of an import firm, defended his decision in a televised press conference but conceded that