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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 27 International |
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| | International: Japan |
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| | From 1955 to 1991 in Japan, rates of lung cancer increased tenfold from seventh to |
| | second place among cancer deaths, just behind stomach cancer. 60% of Japanese |
| | men and 44% of physicians are smokers; overall, 36% of adults smoke, compared to |
| | 25% in the US. Lung cancer deaths in Japan doubled between 1950 and 1991, and |
| | by 1994, lung cancer overtook stomach cancer as the most common cancer killer for |
| | men. |
| | New York Times, October 17, 1993, p. F1 |
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| | "There could be no mistake about the intended target audience for Philip Morris's |
| | latest TV ad in Japan featuring the American actor Charlie Sheen, who is wildly |
| | popular among young people here." |
| | San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 1994, p. D2 |
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| | Tobacco and cigarettes are the number one American agricultural export, and Japan |
| | is the number one importer of American cigarettes. |
| | In Health, May 1991, p. 14 |
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| | The total government antismoking activity in Japan consists of one doctor and two |
| | staff employees of the Health and Welfare Ministry operating on a total yearly budget |
| | of less than $200,000. |
| | New York Times, October 17, 1993, p. F1 |
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