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U.S. cancer death racial gap narrows but still higher for blacks
For a long time, blacks have died of cancer at higher rates than other Americans. But a new report says the gap is narrowing. Nearly 30 years ago, black men had a 47 higher cancer death rate than white men. Now it's 19 percent higher. ...
E-cigarettes nearly twice as effective at helping smokers quit than patches or gum, study finds
E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective at helping smokers quit as nicotine replacement treatments such as patches, lozenges and gum, according to the results of a major clinical trial. The study, involving almost 900 smokers, found that 18 percent of e-cigarette users were smoke-free after ...
In smoker's paradise Japan, 81-year-old Bungaku Watanabe has spent decades leading a war on tobacco
"Is it OK if I smoke during the interview?" I ask Bungaku Watanabe, reaching into my coat pocket. A look of incandescent outrage flashes across the 81-year-old's face, before I quickly reassure him that I was joking. "No. No. No," he says firmly, breaking into a ...
Smoking rate in Japan has declined by half since beginning of Heisei Era in 1989
The proportion of smokers is dropping in Japan, with the figure in 2018 down by half from the rate of 36 percent when the Heisei Era began in 1989. Japan Tobacco Inc. attributes the decline to increasing health awareness, an aging population, tougher smoking regulations ...
Seven-Eleven Japan asks all Tokyo stores to get rid of ashtray receptacles
Leading convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has asked franchise outlets in Tokyo to remove ashtray receptacles from the store premises, it was learned Sunday. Seven-Eleven Japan, a unit of retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co., will decide whether to take the step nationwide ...
Japan Times 1918: Tokyo celebrates the Allies' victory in World War I
Today the citizens of the capital of Japan rejoice with the Allies, of whom Japan has been so important a member, and celebrate the triumph of their common cause.
No, sitting is not worse than smoking
Raising awareness is good, but overplaying a scare will foster distrust in science.
The proportion of regular smokers among men age 20 or over in Japan has slipped below 30 percent for the first time since statistics became available in 1986, the health ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry survey, as of November 2017, the rate of ...
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 Tobacco Inc. has agreed to buy a Bangladeshi cigarette manufacturer for 124.3 billion taka ($1.5 billion), taking its acquisition strategy to one of Asia's fastest-growing economies. The Tokyo-based company is acquiring the tobacco business of Akij Group, the second-largest tobacco company in Bangladesh, Japan ...
Following Tokyo's lead, more cities eye tougher rules against passive smoking
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's decision to introduce measures against passive smoking that are stricter than the central government's has inspired more cities to do the same, a survey has found. Of the 20 ordinance-designated cities surveyed, Chiba, for example, plans to draft its own ordinance ...
Japan's watered-down smoking ban clears Diet
Lighting up in public facilities prohibited for the first time as the nation scrambles to combat secondhand smoke in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Games.
