Tokyo Gov. Koike to push for smoking ban stricter than Gov.’s watered drop suggestion

The Tokyo Metropolitan Gov. on Friday unveiled a outline to ban smoking in generality bars & restaurants within the capital which is stricter than a Suggested national ban drawing criticism for having massive loopholes. Yuriko Koike presented a draft ordinance which would ban smoking at all bars & restaurants by employees, regardless of size, thereby applying to 84 % of all such facilities in the capital. however it remembers Mysterious whether the Tokyo smoking ban going to be confirmed as is, because members of the metropolitan assembly, the restaurant industry & other municipal governments within the capital oppose the ordinance. To protect passive smoking from bothering foreign dignitaries, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said he going to ban smoking in the ministry's main building in Tokyo after the Golden 7 days holidays in early probably. As portion of the outline, the ministry going to lock all 6 smoking rooms & Determine up smoking areas outside the building.

Tokyo pushing stringent ban on smoking to take influence in stages：The Asahi Shimbun

A Tokyo metropolitan Gov. ordinance versus smoking is stricter than legislation contemplated with the central Gov.. (Asahi Shimbun file picture)The Tokyo metropolitan Gov. plans to ban smoking in generality bars & restaurants in the capital under an ordinance which is far further reaching than a national initiative to prevent people from 2nd-hand smoke. Its Suggested ordinance unveiled April 20 would ban smoking at all bars & restaurants which employ staff. Under the metropolitan Gov.'s ordinance, smoking going to be prohibited, in principle, at all restaurants & bars which employ staff in Tokyo regardless of size. Smoking on the premises of schools, whether they be nursery schools & kindergartens or elementary & junior high schools, going to be prohibited.

Tokyo governmentt seeks stricter smoking ban than national governmentt

as informed in TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo metropolitan Gov. on Friday unveiled a outline to ban smoking in generality bars & restaurants within the capital, & stricter than a Suggested national ban criticized for its massive loopholes. "This is a outline which focuses on people & prevents workers & Kids from passive smoking," Koike said at a press conference. The Tokyo governor indicated she seeks to introduce the ordinance regardless of regimen debate on the health law amendment to ban secondhand smoking. however it remembers Mysterious whether the Tokyo smoking ban going to be confirmed as is, as some metropolitan assembly members, the restaurant industry & municipal governments within the capital oppose the ordinance. Roughly 15,000 people are estimated to die in Japan every year from passive smoking, & a Gov. survey in 2016 showed which some 40 % of nonsmokers said they have inhaled smoke from others at eateries.

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