Political Leaders Rubber Masks Get Popularity

TOKYO - SEPTEMBER 11: Japanese rubber mask maker Ogawa Rubber Inc. President Hirohisa Ogawa (L) and Executive Director Takahiro Yagihara wear rubber masks of Japanese Prime Minister-elect and President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Yukio Hatoyama and U.S. President Barack Obama as they pose during the 68th Tokyo International Gift Show at Tokyo Big Sight on September 11, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The company manufactures the masks, which are on sale for 2,200 yen (approx. US $24). (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)