To the uninitiated, the combination of tobacco and salt in a museum is a curious one.
Opened in November 1978, the Tobacco and Salt Museum is run by Japan Tobacco Inc., while its predecessor, the Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corp., still had exclusive rights to produce and sell these commodities under a government monopoly.
Domestic sales of tobacco were liberalized in 1985, while regulations on salt were lifted in 1997.
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