While international pressure mounts, Japan Tobacco's decision to stay in Russia highlights a stark contrast in public opinion between Japan and other nations Japan Tobacco, one of the world's largest ...

The Japanese city of Osaka has banned smoking on the streets in an apparent effort to smarten up the city and make it more ...

Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami has interrupted supplies of everything from food to gasoline. Many Japanese are craving something else, too: Their favorite brand of cigarettes.

The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

a state-owned enterprise that was privatized into Japan Railway companies in 1987. The special tobacco surtax, one of the four types of taxes levied on cigarettes, was created in October 1998 to ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more ...

Japan's central and local governments earn a yearly total of around two trillion yen ($13 billion) in cigarette tax revenue. The national government also owns a one-third stake in Japan Tobacco ...

JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has announced a price reposition of its Mayfair Gold ready-made cigarettes from an RRP of ...