Staff writer
Japan Tobacco Inc. is not alone in planning to fete the elderly on Wednesday, Respect for the Aged Day.
But where most would think a card, a hug or maybe even some flowers is good enough, Japan Tobacco will honor the elderly's longevity in a way that has antismoking activists howling; by sending up to 10 boxes of cigarettes to some residents at old age homes.
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