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Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's wears a protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen. (Photo/Agencies)
Japanese artist Takahiro Shibata's glasses are fogging up because of his face mask: A problem familiar to many spectacles wearers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Shibata has turned the annoying side effect into a one-of-a-kind piece of art. The more his glasses fog up, the hotter and steamier the noodle soup on his "ramen mask" appears to be.
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Japanese artist Takahiro Shibata's glasses are fogging up because of his face mask: A problem familiar to many spectacles wearers during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Shibata has turned the annoying side effect into a one-of-a-kind piece of art. The more his glasses fog up, the hotter and steamier the noodle soup on his "ramen mask" appears to be. (Photo/Agencies)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2020/09/25/0f2304cf4bc8465da24d004a4329a987.jpg)
Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's wears a protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen. (Photo/Agencies)