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Report names and shames countries cozy with Big Tobacco

Business Nov 21, 2020

Report names and shames countries cozy with Big Tobacco

Japan and Indonesia were ranked at the bottom of the list, with the United States also having a poor showing.

Some alcohol and tobacco prices to rise in Japan next month

Business / Economy Sep 29, 2020

Some alcohol and tobacco prices to rise in Japan next month

Taxes for fruit-based alcohol, such as wine, are slated to rise ¥3.5 per 350 milliliters.

Japan's male smoking rate drops below 30% for first time

National / Science & Health Aug 9, 2020

Japan's male smoking rate drops below 30% for first time

The smoking rate for men has been falling since peaking at 48.4 percent in 2001.

Pandemic and new app give Osaka city's smokers incentive to kick the habit

National / Science & Health Jun 2, 2020

Pandemic and new app give Osaka city's smokers incentive to kick the habit

Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture, which launched the program last year, has seen a roughly threefold increase in users since the pandemic began.

Nagoya smokers struggle to light up after station shuts smoking area

National | Regional voices: Chubu May 15, 2020

Nagoya smokers struggle to light up after station shuts smoking area

People face a ¥2,000 fine if they violate a ban on smoking near Nagoya Station.

Overshadowed by pandemic, Japan's ban on indoor smoking goes into effect

National Apr 1, 2020

Overshadowed by pandemic, Japan's ban on indoor smoking goes into effect

A law banning indoor smoking in principle took full effect across the nation on Wednesday as part of an effort to protect people from passive smoking going into the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The revised health promotion law bans smoking at restaurants, hotels and ...

World / Science & Health Mar 28, 2020

Vaping could compound health risks tied to new coronavirus, U.S. FDA says

Vaping may leave users with underlying health conditions at higher risk of serious complications if they contract the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. "People with underlying health issues, such as heart or lung problems, may have ...

Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier?

Commentary / Japan Mar 21, 2020

Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier?

by Oscar Boyd

How has Japan seemingly escaped the spread of the coronavirus when other countries have suffered so badly?

Saudi women smoke in public to 'complete' their newfound freedoms

World / Social Issues Feb 16, 2020

Saudi women smoke in public to 'complete' their newfound freedoms

"Rima" settles into a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully and, seeing no one she recognizes, drags on her electronic cigarette and exhales a cloud of smoke. "I feel that smoking in public is a part of exercising my newly won freedoms. ...

World / Science & Health Jan 30, 2020

Quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage, study says, even after decades

Smokers can effectively turn back time in their lungs by kicking the habit, with healthy cells emerging to replace some of their tobacco-damaged and cancer-prone ones, a new study shows. Smokers have long been told their risk of developing diseases like lung cancer will fall ...

Low-income people in Japan more likely to smoke, health ministry report reveals

National / Science & Health Jan 15, 2020

Low-income people in Japan more likely to smoke, health ministry report reveals

Smoking rates among low-income people exceed those of their higher-income counterparts, the health ministry said in a national health and nutrition survey report Tuesday. The survey showed that one in three men with an annual income of less than ¥2 million smokes. "Health disparities remain in ...

U.S. prefers mass hysteria to sound policy on vaping

Commentary / World Dec 22, 2019

U.S. prefers mass hysteria to sound policy on vaping

by Joe Nocera

Protecting kids from nicotine shouldn't matter more than saving the lives of millions of smokers.

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