COVID-19: Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry
AP, TOKYO
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup and hair salon for men in Tokyo, has seen his customer base expand.
Japanese businessmen in their 40s, 50s and 60s who had little interest in cosmetics before the pandemic are increasingly visiting Tezuka’s salon, Ikemen-Works, hoping for a better look in online meetings.
A large personal care company, Shiseido, said that one of its male makeup lines has seen double-digit growth during the pandemic.
Yoshihiro Kamichi, a 44-year-old office worker, receives makeup and gets his hair done by a makeup artist at Ikemen-Works in Tokyo on Feb. 3.
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