> From: Hitoshi Doi [mailto:doi@usagi.org]
>The Japanese government and media went overboard about
>the new H1N1 influenza, and that caused everyone to go
>out and buy masks.  Mostly in western Japan, not as much
>in Tokyo.  But there is a shortage of masks in Tokyo
>drug stores.

Same here in Hong Kong.  And we already have the experience 
in the SARS battle a few years back.  The only difference 
this time is that masks are still plentiful in the drug stores.  

When the H1N1A broke out early last month, a friend of mine 
ask me to help buy 2 boxes of masks from Yahoo Auction Japan.  
The seller still have not shipped out the masks 3 weeks 
after my settling the invoice.  

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'CuSO4' Yung