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Japan's new health minister says she wants the tobacco tax to be raised as a way to encourage more people to quit smoking......
Monday, September 05, 2011 17:19 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_23.html
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Health minister calls for drastic cigarette tax increase
Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoko Komiyama proposed at a press conference on Sept. 5 to raise taxes on cigarettes, suggesting that Japan is still far behind international standards in regards to anti-smoking laws.....
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New health minister eyes big jump in cigarette tax
Health minister Yoko Komiyama will seek increases in cigarette taxes that could almost double the current price of a pack--but she says the measure is not aimed at bolstering government coffers......
JT seeks sale of government's stake, against raising tobacco tax
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Tobacco Inc. issued a statement Tuesday seeking the sale of the government's stake in the company while expressing opposition to a possible rise in the tobacco tax......
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Cigarette tax hike is one option: Noda
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday an increase in cigarette tax could be included in the tax hike to fund reconstruction works following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.........
Japan Prime Min. Noda Sees Tobacco Tax Hike as Option
New York, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday a tobacco tax hike is an option for raising funds to finance reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......
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4 in 10 people succeed in quitting smoking on tobacco price hikes
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nearly 40 percent of people who gave up smoking in response to cigarette price hikes a year ago are continuing their abstention from tobacco, a survey by drugmaker Pfizer Japan Inc. showed Tuesday....
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Japan Tobacco May Raise Cigarette Prices
Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan Tobacco Inc. <2914> may raise its cigarette prices if the government increases the tobacco tax, Senior Executive Vice President Kenji Iijima said Thursday........
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Japan Smoking Rate Hits Record Low of 21 Pct
Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's adult smoking rate hit a record low of 21.7 pct this year, falling for the 16th consecutive year, a survey by Japan Tobacco Inc. <2914> showed Thursday......
Rate of smokers to adult population slips to record low of 21.7%
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The rate of smokers to Japan's adult population slipped to a record low of 21.7 percent in 2011, down 2.2 percentage points from the year before, Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday......
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Japan Sept. Cigarette Sales Down 54 Pct
Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--Cigarette sales in Japan in September fell 54.9 pct from a year earlier to 16.9 billion pieces, the Tobacco Institute of Japan said Friday.....
Cigarette sales fall 60% in Sept. from last year's bulk buying
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The volume of cigarettes sold in Japan in September plunged 60.4 percent from a year before to 9.7 billion cigarettes in the wake of last year's strong demand that preceded the country's largest-ever tobacco tax hike in October last year, according to a Japan Tobacco Inc. preliminary report released Friday......
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Japan Opposition New Komeito to Accept Tobacco Tax Hike
Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--New Komeito, a major Japanese opposition party, plans to accept a proposed tobacco tax increase aimed at securing funds for reconstruction programs in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, party officials said Wednesday.....
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April-Sept. cigarette sales sink below 100 bil. units for 1st time
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's cigarette sales in the April-September first half of fiscal 2011 sank below 100 billion units for the first time in a first half since fiscal 2003 when comparable data become available, an industry body said Friday.......
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JT's April-Sept. net profit rises 18% on reduced tax burden
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Tobacco Inc. said Monday its group net profit in the April-September first half of fiscal 2011 rose 17.9 percent from a year earlier to 95.88 billion yen mainly due to a reduced tax burden.
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Japanese Parties Still Apart over Tobacco Tax
Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling and opposition parties remained apart over a tobacco tax increase proposed as part of measures to finance postdisaster reconstruction programs.
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DPJ Drops Tobacco Tax Hike as Recovery Fund Source
Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed on Thursday that proposed tax hikes aimed at financing reconstruction in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will not include tobacco tax.
Parties agree on lower corporate taxes, no tobacco hike
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and two opposition parties have agreed to lower the corporate tax rate after effectively freezing the current rate for three years to finance post-quake reconstruction.
The Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito have agreed to exclude the tobacco tax from the tax hikes planned to finance reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111111004584.htm
