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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2018
Japanese lawmaker apologizes for heckling lung cancer patient during the man's Diet testimony
A ruling party lawmaker apologized Thursday for heckling a lung cancer patient last week during the man's parliamentary testimony on an anti-smoking bill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2018
British American Tobacco hit by heated-tobacco slowdown as Japan growth stalls
British American Tobacco PLC said the rapid growth of tobacco-heating products in Japan has slowed, adding to doubts that the category can offset the decline in traditional cigarettes.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 26, 2018
Stinky or squishy?
'Stinky! Cigarettes are stinky! Hey, what do you like better: cigarettes or these squishy toys?'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2018
Phillip Morris' iQOS e-cigarette is capable of harvesting smoker's data: ex-project manager
In seeking regulatory approval overseas for iQOS, an electronic smoking device, Philip Morris International Inc. is claiming the product is less likely to cause disease than traditional cigarettes. But the iQOS, which is gaining popularity in Japan, holds another, less obvious advantage over regular...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2018
Tokyo lawmakers seek smoke-free Olympics with new, stricter legislation
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to submit a bill to the metropolitan assembly in June that is aimed at curtailing passive smoking, a key step toward making the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the capital smoke-free.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2018
Holy smokes: South Korean envoy reportedly told Kim to kick cigarette habit
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, a notoriously heavy smoker, was advised by South Korean National Security Council chief Chung Eui-yong to quit smoking during their meeting early last month — an exchange that left Kim's onetime spy chief reportedly frozen in terror over how the supreme leader...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2018
Companies more willing to give their smokers a kick in the butts
Instead of letting employees light up as usual, Japanese companies are getting creative in encouraging their smokers to kick the habit, with some even introducing total bans or extra paid holidays for nonsmokers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 28, 2018
Where there's smoke, there's death
With passive smoking claiming 15,000 lives a year, there is no room for the government to compromise on measures to protect the public.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2018
Measures against secondhand smoke insufficient
A proposed amendment to the law promoting public health that is supposed to curb secondhand smoking in public places has far too many loopholes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018
Cancer researcher sets up web portal for Japan's smoke-free restaurants
With Japan still reluctant to ban smoking in restaurants and bars outright, a cancer researcher has launched a website to make it easier to find those few establishments that have declared themselves smoke-free — and encourage other such businesses to take the same step.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2018
Government gives nod to watered down antismoking bill
The government on Friday endorsed a bill to roll out firmer antismoking measures, including an indoor ban for restaurants and the nation's first fine for violators, before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2018
Tobacco giants, including Japan Tobacco International, dodge trial as Dutch prosecutors reject murder case
The Dutch public prosecutor's office has said it won't pursue a case against tobacco makers Philip Morris International Inc., British American Tobacco PLC, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco Benelux, all accused by an anti-smoking lobby group of attempted murder and manslaughter.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2018
Ruling LDP embraces even weaker anti-smoking bill ahead of Tokyo 2020
A heavily watered-down anti-smoking plan won preliminary approval from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday, with newly added exceptions paving the way for continued smoking at eateries.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2018
Smoking ban plan diluted again
The latest plan by the health ministry to protect people from secondhand smoke is far too weak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2018
Olympic embarrassment: Japan falls way short in banning public smoking ahead of 2020 Games
The government's recently unveiled anti-smoking plan has sparked an outcry from lung cancer patients and other activists because it leaves a gaping loophole that basically allows customers in restaurants and bars to continue lighting up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2018
Watered down measures threaten an 'extremely smoky' Tokyo Olympics, critics say
The criticism comes after the government announced planned revisions to a law on secondhand smoke, saying smoking would be permitted in some small establishments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2018
Japan to restrict heated tobacco use but give up on indoor smoking ban ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Envisioned ban has been watered down due to opposition from the LDP and industries that would be subject to the measure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 15, 2017
More restaurants go smoke-free for Tokyo 2020, but izakaya fear alienating regulars
More and more major restaurant chains are making their outlets completely smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2017
Measures to fight passive smoking diluted again
The LDP's pro-tobacco lawmakers are winning their battle against the health ministry's efforts to reduce indoor smoking in public places.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2017
After resistance from ruling LDP, health ministry waters down planned smoking rules at eateries and bars
The health ministry relaxed planned rules on smoking at restaurants after a ban on smoking at all venues over 30 square meters was opposed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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