Insufficient Smoking Restrictions in Restaurants Around Junior High Schools in Japan

Prevalence and correlates of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in Mangolia

“…Older children may be exposed to ETS at home as well as smoking occurring at school, including among teachers, and elsewhere. [14][15][16] We also found that increasing age was associated with higher likelihood of being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in both males and females. This situation could occur as a result of older children having greater opportunity to be outside home but in places where smoking is likely to occur.…”

The impacts of recent smoking control policies on individual smoking choice: the case of Japan

“…Chaloupka and Warner [2] and Cawley and Ruhm [3] comprehensively summarize these studies and show that increases in cigarette taxes and the implementation of smoking bans contribute to reducing smoking rates in many countries. In Japan, many researchers have empirically examined the effect of smoking control policies on smoking behavior and the demand for cigarettes (Sato and Ohkusa [4]; Kadota et al [5]; Ogura et al [6]; Kotani, et al [7,8]; Ishii and Kawai [9]; Morozumi and Ii [10]; Kamimura and Noda [11]; and Ueda et al [12]) b . Some studies have found that both the demand for cigarettes and the probability of smoking are statistically significantly reduced by an increase in cigarette prices (Kadota et al [5] and Kamimura and Noda [11]) and by implementing smoking regulations at home, in the office, and in public spaces (Ogura et al [6] and Morozumi and Ii [10]).…”

Has the Japanese hotel industry progressed in tobacco control since the implementation of its Health Promotion Law in 2003?: Table 1

“…Smoking is banned in most taxis in Japan. However, relatively fewer hotels3 and restaurants4 5 have implemented smoking restrictions.…”

“…Although published reports have investigated smoke-free policies in restaurants in Japan,4 5 there are no comprehensive studies with regard to hotels. Accordingly, we sought to investigate the implementation of smoking regulations in Japan's hotel industry.…”