The last time it hosted the Olympics, in 1964, Tokyo earned $1 million from an official Olympics-branded cigarette.
Half a century later, Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe is looking to restrict smoking before the 2020 Summer Games.
"I want to do this," Masuzoe said on a Fuji TV show this week when asked about the possibility of introducing stricter curbs. "If I get cooperation from the Tokyo Assembly, we can pass an ordinance."
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