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[Japan] Osaka teachers who left campus to smoke must return wages
High school teachers who sneaked away from school grounds to smoke will be ordered to return part of their wages to the Osaka prefectural government for working hours lost. Prefectural education board officials said five teachers and two other employees
Oct 23, 2012
Asahi Shimbum (jp)
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Oct 23, 2012 17:29
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Japan Teachers Fined for Sneaky Smoking
Five teachers in Japan who sneaked off school grounds for a crafty cigarette in between lessons have been hit with hefty fines, officials said Tuesday. Education board bosses docked up to 500,000 yen ($6,300) from each of the five after they were caught
Oct 23, 2012
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Oct 23, 2012 17:21
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82% Of Japanese Schools Enforce Total Ban On Smoking
The education ministry said Monday 82.6 percent of schools from kindergarten to high school in Japan had imposed a smoking ban on their entire premises as of April 1 to prevent passive smoking, up from 45.4
Aug 6, 2012
Nikkei Inc. (jp)
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Aug 6, 2012 17:58
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[Japan] Researchers find tobacco protein enhances crop immune systems
A study led by Associate Prof. Kenji Nakahara at Hokkaido University in Japan has found　a component in tobacco that makes crop immune systems more resistant to viral attacks.
Jul 11, 2012
physorg.com
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Jul 11, 2012 15:27
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Japan govt works out new anti-cancer program
The Japanese government on Friday worked out a fresh anti-cancer program that calls for reducing the rate of smoking among adults to 12 percent in fiscal 2022 through March 31, 2023, from the 19.5 percent in calendar 2010
Jun 8, 2012
Zee News (in)
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Jun 8, 2012 14:39
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[Korea - North] North Korea Making Counterfeit Japan Cigarettes, Sankei Says
Dec 9, 2007
Bloomberg News
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Dec 9, 2007 00:00
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[Australia, Japan] LETTER: Consequences of health planning
the campaign to improve the health of the Australian public by reducing smoking and drinking rates has resulted in an Australian public that is perhaps less healthy (or at least, no healthier) than it was before the campaign. The question remains: Will t
Apr 21, 2013
Japan Times
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May 8, 2013 21:49
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UPDATE 1-Japanese government offers smallest discount on tobacco shares
In the run-up to the completion of a planned $10 billion stock sale, the government of Japan has given investors the smallest discount available after it priced shares in Japan Tobacco at 2,949 yen per share, a 2.02 percent discount from Monday's close. T
Mar 11, 2013
Reuters
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Mar 11, 2013 18:53
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UPDATE 3-Japan to raise $10 bln through Japan Tobacco share sale
Japan's government will sell around a third of its stake in Japan Tobacco Inc, the world's No.3 tobacco company, to raise about $10.4 billion for reconstruction of areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake...
Feb 25, 2013
Reuters
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Feb 25, 2013 10:57
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Japan Tobacco share hit as $10 billion stake sale nears
Japan's government is set to launch the sale of part of its stake in Japan Tobacco (2914.T), a move that hit the company's stock as investors sold ahead of the $10 billion offering.
Feb 20, 2013
SINA (cn)
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Feb 20, 2013 16:30