Travel sketch in Japan and the world in respect to smoking regulations


Mt.Fuji photographed in April 2012 by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto.

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TOBACCO CONTROL IN THE WORLD
English Index


Indoor smoking ban in each country
Source: Book, The Lonely Wolf Country, '一匹狼の国' by Junhaku Miyamoto
Copyright (C)2015 Junhaku Miyamoto All rights are reserved.

1. gray: No known smoke-free regulations (or no data)
2. wine-red: No national smoke-free law, and no plan to establish a national law to restrict smoking in an indoor public space.
Note: The capital of China, the city of Beijing prohibits smoking in indoor public places, such as in a restaurant.
3. pink:  No national smoke-free law, however, some localities have more comprehensive indoor restrictions.
4. orange: National smoke-free law has been established; however, the law is not strictly enforced.
5. yellow: National smoke-free law for public indoor areas has been established; however, enforcement in entertainment areas is weak.
6. light-green: There is no national smoke-free law; however, sate or city law prohibits smoking in indoor public space.
7. dark-green: A nationwide total smoking ban is enforced covering all public indoor areas.
Note: There is some exception in total smoking ban, e.g. at area in which service is not provided.


A new book entitled [ The Lonely Wolf Country ] disclosed the memoir of history of inadequate Japanese smoke-free laws.
English version of the book report

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Europe
France　 Netherlands 　 Denmark　 Copenhagen Airport Paris Airport 　 Paris City
Iceland 　 Finland 　 Sweden Norway 2015 Switzerland 2008　 Portugal
Spain Italy 　 Malta　 Ireland　 North Ireland　 UK 　 Greece Belgium
Smoking Ban in a rent-a-car 　 Choice Hotel Chain in Scandinavia
　France and Germany 2011 Germany 2013　 Austria Switzerland 2013
Ukraine　　 Russia 2008-2014

Asia
Taiwan 　 China Hong Kong　 Macau Singapore Thailand 　 India
Iraq　　 Iran　 Turkey　 South Korea 　 The First Nonsmoking Nation, Bhutan
Philippines

Oceania
New Zealand 　 Australia 2007-2012 Australia 2014 Guam　 Hawaii

America
Chicago 　 Miami　 　Sheraton and Marriott Hotels in North America
　Smoking Ban for Apartments　 Smoking Ban in USA/Canada 2010
　Smoking Ban in a rent-a-car 　　　A smoking control in US airports
Smoking Ban in Canada 2011　 Puerto Rico　　 Brazil　 Uruguay
Smoking Ban in Alaska 2014


Japan

Hotel Smoke-free hotels in Japan
　　 　Such a movement to eliminate the smoking from the hotel has begun in Japan that accepts a guest from abroad.
Smoking-Room Rate at Hotels in Tokyo
　 　 An actual survey how to cope with the smoking problems in hotels of Tokyo
Airport Smoking Restriction at Airport in the World: Actual survey
　　　　Narita International Airport provides at least 43 smoking rooms, the world's second largest.　
　　　　Tokyo Haneda International Airport provides 69 smoking rooms, the world's largest.　
　　　　A door-less smoking room is provided at the New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido.
Taxi Smoking ban in Tokyo's Taxis
Train The smoking space in a train is necessary for all smokers? Is that the superb service to a train passenger?
　　　A smoking booth or smoking vehicle is provided in a super-express train operated by three major Japanese railway companies.
Politics Smoking rules: The worst anti-smoking measures have announced by Japanese Government in 2018.
　　　Olympic healthy sports environment is frustrating.
Olympic 2020: Japan has a serious health problem with the safety of restaurants.
Japan needs anti-smoking law ahead of Tokyo Olympics: WHO 2017
Japanese Government is to promote a policy of the opposite.
　　　In 2013, Department of Health, Labor and Welfare announced to assist an establishment of
　　　indoor smoking room in restaurant and hotels, and will increase the financial support rate from
　　　the present 25% to 50% of the whole construction fee.
Smoking Regulations in Japan is reverse to the world.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government denies a total smoking ban in restaurants and public places.
　 　 Tokyo Metropolitan Government advised to establish a separate smoking-space in a public place
　　　to avoid second-hand smoke.
　　　New Tokyo Govorner: Does a world-standard change in smoking control would come in Tokyo??
Omotenashi: The Olympic Games participants should be hospitable with a smoke-free policy in all restaurants and cafes in Tokyo.
How to protect you from toxic tobacco smoke when you use a restaurant in Japan.
Awareness Survey on Smoking Ban in Restaurants and smoking rate in Japan 2016
Street Smoking Ban: Japan Tobacco Inc. is supporting aggressive street smoking bans in Japan,
　　 　in order to foil to prevent the clean indoor air policy?
Smoking Restriction in Street: Smokers, Get off sidewalks and go inside.
The indoor total smoking ban is the rule of the world.
Symposium highlights issue of indoor smoking bans in Japan: Lecture talk by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD. 2011 (WHO)
The countries which enforced a total smoking ban and the enforced start time.
　　　The world map on smoking ban is created by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
The Second Annual Meeting of Tobacco-Free Advocacy held in September, 2013
The Forth Annual Meeting of Tobacco-Free Advocacy held in September, 2015
The Sixth Annual Meeting of Tobacco-Free Advocacy held in September, 2017
Newspaper Herald Tribune International: Japan must move faster on anti-smoking law.
Cigarette Prices International comparison of cigarette prices and taxes
Tobacco Sale: The way to sell a tobacco in Japan, in comparison to other countries
The Tobacco Company: Japan Tobacco Inc. is trying to brainwash Japanese people.
Tobacco TV advertising by JT
The specific policies to hide cigarettes from people, including children, in order not to be stained y tobacco-evil

　Smoking causes cancer, heart diseases, and emphysema.

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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.


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