About this episode

Japan's health ministry proposed to forgo tightening regulations on heated tobacco products in a review of measures against passive smoking.

【図解】受動喫煙対策の対応案厚生労働省は９日、受動喫煙対策の対応案を専門委員会に示し、大筋で了承された。 Japan's health ministry on Thursday proposed forgoing tightening regulations on heated tobacco products to the same extent as for cigarettes, as part of a review of measures against passive smoking.

Topics covered

• tobacco regulation
• passive smoking
• health policy
• Japan
• public health

Keywords

• heated tobacco
• regulations
• passive smoking
• health ministry
• Japan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 厚生労働省, 専門委員会

Places: Japan

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