https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scottmorefield/2021/05/19/this-2017-article-about-mask-addiction-in-japan-perfectly-predicted-what-leftist-mask-worshippers-are-going-through-now-n2589701

Figures attest to a phenomenon some have termed “mask dependency”: Mask production rose 20 per cent year on year in 2015, to a record high of 4.9 billion pieces, according to latest data from the Japan Hygiene Products Industry Association.