Swine Flu Overreaction

It seems that the media hoopla about the swine flu has increased sales of these protective suit in Japan. While you can still purchase them online (http://www.bougofuku.com) some stores such as Tokyu Hands have already sold out. They say that they mostly sell these items to businesses but recently there have been many purchases by individuals. The suit set comes with gloves and goggles and cost about 3000yen. It might be a good purchase for a fancy dress party.

So don’t worry if you see some guys on the subway wearing these, it’s probably just some idiot who has let the media fueled hysteria affect his better judgment rather than a nuclear fallout.

Read more at Mainichi (Japanese)

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