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PASSIVE SMOKING

The revised health promotion law, which went into force in April 2020, bans indoor smoking at various facilities, including restaurants, in principle.
51勛圖厙
Jul 16, 2026
Japan looks to strengthen rules in bid to curtail passive smoking
The panel, which has been reviewing measures against secondhand smoking, stopped short of strengthening regulations on heated tobacco products.
A beachgoer smokes a cigarette at La Baule on the Atlantic coast on June 25. A nationwide ban on smoking is due to come into effect in France on July 1, at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 30, 2025
France imposes smoking ban on beaches and parks
The rule is being imposed one week before the beginning of the school holidays in France in a clear bid to immediately protect children from smoke on the beach.
Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy or smoking by pregnant women increase the risk of placental abruption by more than double, a study has found.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2025
Secondhand smoke more than doubles placental abruption risk, study shows
Toxic substances in tobacco have been found to reduce blood flow to the placenta, according to the Tohoku University research group.
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day on Friday, debate is growing over passive smoking in one crucial space that remains unregulated: private homes.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
May 30, 2024
In Japan, neighborly debates light up over secondhand smoke
Passive smoking has become a concern because many people live in multiunit apartment buildings or small houses with little space between them.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 23, 2018
Public remains ignorant of the hazards associated with smoking
※Secondhand smoke§ describes the fumes in the air that result from someone smoking tobacco. ※Sidestream smoke§ (fukury迂en) comes off the tip of the cigarette itself rather than out of the mouth of the person smoking it. Since sidestream smoke is estimated to make up about 85 percent of environmental...
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2018
Measures against secondhand smoke insufficient
A proposed amendment to the law promoting public health that is supposed to curb secondhand smoking in public places has far too many loopholes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2017
A smoke-free Tokyo as an Olympic legacy
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has vowed to make the capital a smoke-free metropolis in time for hte 2020 Games if her party and its allies secure a majority in the July 2 election.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 31, 2017
Pro-tobacco LDP clouds chances of indoor smoking ban in time for Tokyo Games
May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, but the prospect of Japan banning indoor smoking in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks hazier than ever.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Mar 8, 2017
LDP lawmakers draw battle lines over health ministry＊s anti-tobacco crusade
LDP lawmakers backing the push to crackdown on secondhand smoke held an emergency meeting on Wednesday in response to a proposal unveiled Tuesday by pro-tobacco party members.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2017
Health ministry dilutes plan to ban indoor smoking as restaurant industry and LDP resist
Bowing to pressure from the restaurant industry and the Liberal Democratic Party, the health ministry waters down its indoor smoking ban proposal to exempt small bars.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Jan 31, 2017
Health ministry gears up for possible ban on smoking in public areas
The health ministry is considering a legal revision to ban smoking in public areas to help bring the nation＊s policy on secondhand smoke in line with global standards ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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