Assuming legislation is required, the following 4 results were found.
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if only it would sit for a brief lecture courtesy of the good ol' USA. And one area America excels at is anti-smoking legislation. Japan needs higher taxes on cigarettes. Japan does levy a tax on cigarettes, but it's not nearly high enough. Other...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
incumbent prime minister Hatoyama and his new government have been working to pass legislation that will place a 100-yen tax on each and every pack of cigarettes sold in Japan. I was shocked this wasn't done 10 years ago. Japan has a major problem with...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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My image of Japan before moving here was that of a polite and reserved culture that treasures quiet and subtlety. Boy was I wrong. Japan can be louder than a rock concert held at a jet engine testing facility, and I'm shocked with what people can get...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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An obnoxious topic covered by a loud ugly American--let's talk about noise pollution in Japan. I rant about Japan's problem with excessive noise, sharing personal experiences and heavily-biased conclusions. POSTSCRIPT It occurred to me that the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Podcast