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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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[Japan] Lower levels of a key lung protein increase the risk of developing cigarette-smoke-induced emphysema
a research team from the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako, Japan, has discovered one gene implicated in vulnerability to smoke-induced emphysema, a finding that could help doctors identify those cigarette smokers at highest risk of end-stage chro
Oct 19, 2012
physorg.com
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Oct 19, 2012 09:13
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Japan seeks Zambian tobacco
JAPAN Tobacco (JT), the world’s third largest tobacco manufacturer has signed a contract with 7,000 Zambian tobacco farmers for the supply of raw tobacco to that country. Speaking during a question and answer session when President Sata met Japanese bus
Oct 13, 2012
Zambia Daily Mail (zm)
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Oct 13, 2012 16:27
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[Japan] Above-limit radioactive cesium detected in Fukushima tobacco, JT says
Japan Tobacco Inc. says radioactive cesium levels in some dried tobacco leaves harvested this year in Fukushima Prefecture exceeded the company's limit of 100 becquerels per kilogram.
Oct 11, 2012
Japan Times
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Oct 11, 2012 05:10
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Japan Tobacco admits Fukushima tobacco leaves tested above radiation limits
Japan Tobacco says that leaves grown in most areas have regularly tested with "safe" levels of Radioactive cesium, but recent sample checks found tobacco from three farms in the city of Shirakawa that measured with 110.7 becquerels.
Oct 11, 2012
Japan Daily Press (jp)
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Oct 11, 2012 04:05
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[Japan] Tough smoking ban on sidewalks marks 10 years in Chiyoda Ward
Chiyoda Ward, home to the Diet building, the prime minister’s office and many other central government ministries and agencies as well as a cluster of popular electronic shops in Akihabara, became the first local government in the nation to impose such a
Oct 11, 2012
Asahi Shimbum (jp)
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Oct 10, 2012 17:21
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[Japan] Fukushima tobacco farmers prepare to ship
Farmers in Fukushima Prefecture have harvested leaf tobacco for the first time since cultivation was temporarily stopped due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and are making preparations to ship the product around December.
Sep 25, 2012
Yomiuri Shimbun.
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Sep 24, 2012 16:23
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Dose–response relationship between tobacco or alcohol consumption and the development of diabetes mellitus in Japanese male workers
The results indicated that decreasing tobacco consumption will achieve significant prevention of diabetes mellitus.
Sep 19, 2012
Science Direct
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Sep 19, 2012 14:56
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[Japan] Internet forum supports smokers who want to butt out
Users of the Quit Smoking Marathon forum can pick up pointers on how to quit smoking from people who have already achieved the goal while encouraging other people like themselves.
Sep 16, 2012
Yomiuri Shimbun.
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Sep 15, 2012 18:46
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CHANNEL SURF: "Give it a try!"; A winning family drama; CM of the week: Japan Tobacco Consulting
One visitor sees a glass-enclosed smoking area with the words "Supported by JT" stenciled on the door. In the next scene they are smoking and the boss says it's important to make all his employees happy. The ad is for JT's Consulting division, which pres
Sep 9, 2012
Japan Times
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Sep 8, 2012 21:14