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NO SMOKING

Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 3, 2012
Are poorer families succumbing to the American lifestyle?
Low income families increasingly falling victim to bad health habits.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 15, 2011
Can mah-jongg and pachinko parlors clean up their acts?
The clean air campaign targets some of the smokers' last places of refuge — mah-jongg and pachinko parlors.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 23, 2010
Japan by the numbers (07.23.10)
Polls conclude that older men, 3D TV's and non-smoking women are hot.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2010
Japan by the numbers (06.04.10)
Let's get a rough head count: Japanese find it hard to give up smoking; love Mixi and sushi; and eat out more than once a week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 15, 2010
Snuff hits the streets of Tokyo
Japan Tobacco's answer to tough times for smokers? Zerostyle Mint, a well-named “new style snuff tobacco product” being rolled out to Tokyo only.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 14, 2010
Smokers escape the gas chamber
Smokers in Japan are losing ground, but Japan Tobacco is doing what it can to find safe havens for puffers.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'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's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
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.

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