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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A man puts a ''NO SMOKING'' sticker in a dining area inside a department store in Yokohama on April 1, 2010, as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking.

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa (standing) address a meeting of prefectural government officials at the prefectural office in Yokohama on April 1, 2010 as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking.

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Street smokers start to face fine in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Patrollers warn an unidentified man (R) against smoking in front of JR Kanda Station in central Tokyo on Nov. 1, the day Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward began levying a 2,000 yen fine on people who smoke or discard cigarette butts on designated streets under a new antismoking ordinance.

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Activists concerned over rising smoking rates in Asia

GENEVA, Switzerland - Malaysian antismoking activist Mary Assunta, in an interview with Kyodo News in Geneva on Oct. 11., shows an advertisement for a famous pop group with cigarette brand logos below. Assunta, a representative of the Penang Consumers Association, said she believes many young people in Asia take up smoking due to aggressive marketing campaigns by multinational Big Tobacco firms.

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(1) Antismoking campaign in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Cigarette wardens on patrol after Chiyoda Ward in central Tokyo implemented an ordinance to fine street smokers and butt throwers. Picture taken on Oct. 6.

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(2) Antismoking campaign in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Cigarette wardens urge pedestrians in Tokyo's Akihabara district to comply with a Chiyoda Ward ordinance that bans smoking on streets. Picture taken on Oct. 6.

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(4) Antismoking campaign in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A no-smoking sign on a pedestrian side walk in Tokyo's Akihabara district. Picture taken on Sept. 27.

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(3) Antismoking campaign in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyoda Ward Mayor Masami Ishikawa (C), flanked by cigarette mascots, speaks at a rally Sept. 29 on the eve of the enforcement of a Chiyoda Ward ordinance that bans smoking on streets.

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A man puts a ''NO SMOKING'' sticker in a dining area inside a department store in Yokohama on April 1, 2010, as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa (standing) address a meeting of prefectural government officials at the prefectural office in Yokohama on April 1, 2010 as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking. (Kyodo)

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Street smokers start to face fine in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Patrollers warn an unidentified man (R) against smoking in front of JR Kanda Station in central Tokyo on Nov. 1, the day Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward began levying a 2,000 yen fine on people who smoke or discard cigarette butts on designated streets under a new antismoking ordinance. (Kyodo)

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Activists concerned over rising smoking rates in Asia

GENEVA, Switzerland - Malaysian antismoking activist Mary Assunta, in an interview with Kyodo News in Geneva on Oct. 11., shows an advertisement for a famous pop group with cigarette brand logos below. Assunta, a representative of the Penang Consumers Association, said she believes many young people in Asia take up smoking due to aggressive marketing campaigns by multinational Big Tobacco firms.