Impact of shisha smoking on the extent of coronary artery disease in patients referred for coronary angiography
His legs are so damaged that he was told an operation could just make things worse
Clause 1 of the Tobacco Business Law reads, Following the abolition in Japan of the government monopoly system for tobacco, and in consideration of the ranking among fiscal revenue sources of tax revenue on manufactured tobacco and other factors, the objective of this law is to promote the sound development of Japans tobacco industry, by implementing appropriate measures to support businesses involved in the domestic production of tobacco leaves as an ingredient of manufactured tobacco products, as well as the purchase, manufacture, and sale of tobacco products, thus securing a stable source of fiscal revenue and contributing to the healthy development of the national economy. 4
In 2007, its production and sales exceeded 700,000 cases, and in 2008, its sales reached one million cases, making it one of the industry's mega-brands with sales over one million cases
If the House of Lord's also approves, as expected, the number of countries requiring plain packaging will have tripled in one week (Australia introduced the law in 2011)
