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Japan Wrestles Over Smoking Ban As Olympics Loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over tobacco tax revenue, personal freedom and the dangers of passive smoking, which kills thousands of Japanese each year.
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With Strict Anti-Smoking Legislation, Japan Tries To Kick The Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations.
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Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'
An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.
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E-Cigarettes Have 10 Times the Carcinogens as Regular Tobacco: Study
A team of researchers commissioned by Japan's Health Ministry studied the vapour produced by e-cigarettes for signs of carcinogens.
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Japan Wrestles Over Smoking Ban As Olympics Loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over tobacco tax revenue, personal freedom and the dangers of passive smoking, which kills thousands of Japanese each year.
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With Strict Anti-Smoking Legislation, Japan Tries To Kick The Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations.
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Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'
An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.
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E-Cigarettes Have 10 Times the Carcinogens as Regular Tobacco: Study
A team of researchers commissioned by Japan's Health Ministry studied the vapour produced by e-cigarettes for signs of carcinogens.
