China News Service, March 10th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), at 10 am local time, the Japanese government formally decided at a cabinet meeting to ban the resale of masks from March 15th. Offenders will face up to Imprisonment or a fine of less than 1 million yen.
Recently, the epidemic of new crown pneumonia has spread in Japan, and people are wearing masks to travel. The picture shows pedestrians crossing the street in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Lu Shaowei of China News Agency
According to reports, with the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, there have been some hoarding and reselling masks in Japan. To combat this kind of behavior, the Japanese government formally decided to impose penalties on resellers from the 15th.
According to reports, individuals or operators who buy household or medical masks at retail stores and sell them at a higher price than the purchase price will be considered as reselling behavior. In addition, related transactions on online auction sites and mobile apps are also prohibited.
It is reported that the Japanese government will officially announce this decree on the 11th and implement it from the 15th.