| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 27 International |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| International: Japan |
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| Smoking prevalence among Japanese men peaked at 84 percent in 1967. |
| New York Times, June 30, 1996, p. 12 (Travel Section) |
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| In 1993, Japan's total cigarette sales rose to a record 332.6 billion "units", with foreign |
| (mostly American) brands increasing by 6 percent in a year to 18 percent of total |
| sales. |
| San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 1994, p. D1 |
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| The market share of American cigarettes in Japan rose from 3% in 1987 to 16% in |
| 1991; American brand sales there increased by 24% in 1990 and 11% more in 1991. |
| Wall Street Journal, September 23, 1991, p. B1 |
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| While Japanese smoking rates in men ages 20 to 29 years decreased from 80% in |
| 1970 to 72% in 1985, smoking rates in women ages 20 to 29 years almost doubled. |
| 9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994 (A. Winder) |
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| The percentage of Japanese women who smoke increased from 8.6% in 1986 to |
| 18.2% in 1991. |
| San Francisco Chronicle, September 30, 1996, p. E3 |
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| The rate of smoking among young Japanese women has doubled in the last 20 years. |
| 20.1 percent of Japanese women were smokers in 1994. |
| Tobacco Free Youth Reporter, Fall 1995, p. 22 |
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