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PASSIVE SMOKING

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018
Smoking-linked financial losses in Japan topped ¥2 trillion in fiscal 2015
The majority of the costs went toward medical expenses, with fires caused by careless smoking also said to be a key factor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 23, 2018
Public remains ignorant of the hazards associated with smoking
“Secondhand smoke” describes the fumes in the air that result from someone smoking tobacco. “Sidestream smoke” (fukuryūen) comes off the tip of the cigarette itself rather than out of the mouth of the person smoking it. Since sidestream smoke is estimated to make up about 85 percent of environmental tobacco smoke, it is the main component of secondhand smoke and, therefore, deserves greater scrutiny.
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 / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2017
Over 30% of lung cancer patients were exposed to secondhand smoke at workplace: survey
Over 30 percent of lung cancer patients in Japan who have jobs had been exposed to passive smoking at their workplaces, underscoring the need for legal action to reduce the risk at offices and public places, according to a patient support group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2017
Majority of Japan's governors back stronger steps against passive smoking: survey
Over 70 percent of Japan's 47 governors think tougher measures are needed to reduce passive smoking, but less than half support the government's proposal to basically ban indoor smoking at restaurants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2017
A smoke-free Tokyo as an Olympic legacy
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has vowed to make the capital a smoke-free metropolis in time for hte 2020 Games if her party and its allies secure a majority in the July 2 election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2017
Indoor smoking ban shelved as LDP and health ministry reach impasse, sources say
The ministry and the LDP still cannot agree on what kinds of establishments should be designated as exceptions to an indoor smoking ban.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 31, 2017
Pro-tobacco LDP clouds chances of indoor smoking ban in time for Tokyo Games
May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, but the prospect of Japan banning indoor smoking in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks hazier than ever.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2017
LDP lawmakers draw battle lines over health ministry's anti-tobacco crusade
LDP lawmakers backing the push to crackdown on secondhand smoke held an emergency meeting on Wednesday in response to a proposal unveiled Tuesday by pro-tobacco party members.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2017
Health ministry dilutes plan to ban indoor smoking as restaurant industry and LDP resist
Bowing to pressure from the restaurant industry and the Liberal Democratic Party, the health ministry waters down its indoor smoking ban proposal to exempt small bars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2017
Health ministry gears up for possible ban on smoking in public areas
The health ministry is considering a legal revision to ban smoking in public areas to help bring the nation's policy on secondhand smoke in line with global standards ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2017
Restaurant industry opposes total smoking ban ahead of 2020 Olympics
Japanese restaurant industry groups on Thursday voiced opposition to a total ban on smoking in restaurants following moves to further combat passive smoking ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2016
Health ministry urges smoking ban for restaurants, other indoor spaces
A health ministry panel on Wednesday called for a ban on smoking indoors in public spaces, including restaurants.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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