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Tobacco nationalism is more toxic than tobacco

Commentary / World Oct 25, 2020

Tobacco nationalism is more toxic than tobacco

by Andy Mukherjee

The Indian government, too, has a toxic dependence on tobacco. It’s called ITC Ltd.

Trying to cut cigarette use by banning vaping might backfire

Commentary / World Aug 4, 2019

Trying to cut cigarette use by banning vaping might backfire

by George F. Will

A ban on vaping in San Francisco might drive more teens to smoke cigarettes.

British American Tobacco hit by heated-tobacco slowdown as Japan growth stalls

Business / Corporate 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. Market share gains of BAT's Glo device have stalled over the last seven weeks, after the tobacco-heating ...

Voices | OVERHEARD May 26, 2018

Stinky or squishy?

"Stinky! Cigarettes are stinky! Hey, what do you like better: cigarettes or these squishy toys?"

Tax hike on heat-not-burn tobacco products under consideration as LDP begins review of tax reforms

Business Sep 8, 2017

Tax hike on heat-not-burn tobacco products under consideration as LDP begins review of tax reforms

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will consider raising the tax rate on heat-not-burn tobacco products under a review of the current tax system for the year starting next April, according to its tax panel chief. "We would have to make a decision by the end ...

The LDP's tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story

Commentary / Japan Aug 7, 2017

The LDP's tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story

by William Pesek

If Prime Minister Abe and his party were less beholden to vested interests, his efforts to defeat deflation would gain more traction.

BAT finds strong Japan demand for its Glo smokeless tobacco device

Business / Corporate Mar 22, 2017

BAT finds strong Japan demand for its Glo smokeless tobacco device

British American Tobacco said demand for its Glo tobacco heating device overwhelmed supply in its Japan test marketing, as global cigarette giants shift focus to the new product category amid a declining smoking population. The "heat but not burn" tobacco is rapidly gaining popularity in ...

Business / Corporate Feb 4, 2017

Japan Tobacco sees no quick output fix for alternative smoking device

The capacity constraints that have dogged the domestic launch of Japan Tobacco Inc.'s heated-tobacco device will take a while yet to resolve, according to a company executive, handing a further boost to Philip Morris International Inc. in the world's most advanced market for next-generation ...

BAT to debut new tobacco device in Japan in challenge to Philip Morris

Business / Corporate Nov 9, 2016

BAT to debut new tobacco device in Japan in challenge to Philip Morris

British American Tobacco will begin selling its heated tobacco product Glo in Japan next month, ratcheting up competition in a nation that's become the foremost battleground for next-generation cigarettes. Glo, a silver device that resembles an iPod and heats tobacco without burning it, will go ...

Japan Tobacco to buy U.S. e-cigarette brand as operating profit falls

Business / Corporate May 1, 2015

Japan Tobacco to buy U.S. e-cigarette brand as operating profit falls

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s first-quarter operating profit declined 8.4 percent as domestic cigarette sales fell and the weakness of the Russian ruble hurt earnings from its biggest overseas market. The company also agreed to buy Logic Technology Development LLC, a U.S. e-cigarette brand, as it expands ...

Commentary / World Apr 28, 2015

When bootleggers and Baptists converge ...

by George Will

Regulations often come from a counterintuitive convergence of pressures from two groups: merchants and moralists.

Cheap smokes finally going up in price

Business | YEN FOR LIVING Jan 13, 2015

Cheap smokes finally going up in price

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

Until the tobacco prices went up in 2010, third-class cigarette sales were very low.

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