What is Abenomask?
{{seealso|COVID-19 pandemic in Japan}} [[File:Abe-No-Mask.jpg|thumb|230px|Abenomask package]] '''Abenomask''' is a Japanese political word named after [[Shinzo Abe]].<ref>Shinzo Abe is the 90th, 96th, 97th, and 98th prime minister of Japan. He is famous for his economic policies known as '''Abenomics'''. Just like Abenomics and Abenomask, the name of Shinzo Abe is frequently used for political words.</ref> It is used in [[Japan]] for two meanings:<ref>{{Cite news |title=Japan's Coronavirus Mask Handout Tainted by Gripes Over Mould, Stains, Insects |newspaper=The [[New York Times]] |date=2020-04-22 |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/22/world/asia/22reuters-health-coronavirus-japan-masks.html |access-date=2020-04-23 |archive-date=2020-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424160907/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/22/world/asia/22reuters-health-coronavirus-japan-masks.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Abe faces calls for decisive action after 'Abenomask' blunder |newspaper=nikkei asia reviews |date=2020-04-03|language=en |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Abe-faces-calls-for-decisive-action-after-Abenomask-blunder|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/japans-abe-taken-to-task-over-itsy-bitsy-masks-11587469588 Japan’s Abe Taken to Task Over Itsy-Bitsy Masks] (''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'', 2020.4.21); [https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/asia/japan-coronavirus-shinzo-abe-masks-hnk-intl/index.html Anger as Japanese Prime Minister offers two cloth masks per family while refusing to declare coronavirus emergency] ([[CNN]], 2020.4.2); [https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3078113/coronavirus-japan-pm-gets-social-media-roasting-offering-free Coronavirus: Japan PM gets social media roasting for offering free cloth masks] (''South China Morning Post'', 2020.4.2); [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/two-masks-no-lockdown-japan-pms-latest-coronavirus-step-riles-social-media-idUSKB