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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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| | Smoking prevalence in Japanese men dropped from 82% in 1965 to 59% in 1995, |
| | while the female prevalence remained at 15%. Female smoking prevalence is |
| | declining for women over age 40, but is increasing steadily for young women. Total |
| | cigarette consumption was 322 billion in 1995, or 3200 per capita; 21% of sales were |
| | imported cigarettes, up from 2% in 1985. |
| | Abstract S 1/3, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997 |
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| | In Japan there were 115,000 deaths from smoking in 1990, with a social cost of $56 |
| | billion. The deaths are expected to rise to 200,000 per year by 2010. |
| | Abstract OS 158, 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997 |
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| | The world's second most popular brand after Marlboro is Japan Tobacco's Mild |
| | Seven; Japan Tobacco's cigarette exports have increased from 1.5 billion in 1987 to |
| | 16.4 billion in 1993. |
| | Smoke and Mirrors, p. 213 |
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| | Japanese tobacco companies have agreed to stop tobacco advertising on TV, radio, |
| | movie screens, and the Internet. |
| | The Advocacy Institute, November 11, 1997 |
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