The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and Japanese anti-tobacco measures

Japanese anti-tobacco measures are reviewed and checked the relationship between the FCTC and its changes. Japan is making efforts to follow the FCTC, but it is insufficient and present anti-tobacco measures seem to have only a little impact on decreasing smoking rates. More effective measures shoul...

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Published inTobacco induced diseases Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors Satomura, Kazunari, Iwanaga, Suketaka, Noami, Megumi, Sakamoto, Ryota, Kusaka, Keiko, Nakahara, Takatoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greece BioMed Central Ltd 31.07.2008
European Publishing
BioMed Central
Subjects
cigarette smoking
Health aspects
Laws, regulations and rules
nicotine
passive smoking
Review
Smoking
smoking rate
Tobacco
tobacco industry
Japan
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Summary:Japanese anti-tobacco measures are reviewed and checked the relationship between the FCTC and its changes. Japan is making efforts to follow the FCTC, but it is insufficient and present anti-tobacco measures seem to have only a little impact on decreasing smoking rates. More effective measures should be developed for reducing smoking rates and for making smoke-free society.
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ISSN:1617-9625
1617-9625
DOI:10.1186/1617-9625-4-3