Yasuhiro Someya makes Obama rubber masks at Japanese toy maker Ogawa Studios, Inc. , in Saitama near Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, one day before President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington. The "Obamask" is sold at 2,200 yen (24 US dollars). AP Photo logo AP Photo 40 months ago

Yasuhiro Someya makes Obama rubber masks at Japanese toy maker Ogawa Studios, Inc. , in Saitama near Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, one day before President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington. The "Obamask" is sold at 2,200 yen (24 US dollars).

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