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TOMOHIRO OSAKI, THE JAPAN TIMES
The health ministry is considering a legal revision banning smoking in public areas to help bring Japan's battle against secondhand smoke in line with the global standard ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a ministry official said on Jan. 31.
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