Japanese artist creates ramen face mask to complement fogged glasses

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's adds the finishing touches to his protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his house in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese artist Takahiro Shibata's glasses are fogging up because of his face mask - a problem familiar to many spectacles wearers during the coronavirus 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.