People walk on the crosswalk, downtown, which has less than usual passersby after the state of emergency was announced, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 11, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said he has secured a monthly supply of 300 million face masks for Japan from May after reaching a deal with Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd, which has also started producing masks.
SoftBank will supply two different kinds of mask, initially for medical staff, in cooperation with the Japanese gov