Horrific video from inside the cabin of the Japanese plane that collided with a military aircraft shows passengers screaming inside the smoke-filled cabin as the terrifying scene unfolded at the Tokyo ...

Some public health experts have advocated for tougher measures against heated tobacco products, saying the ministry should ...

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. A ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan should ban smoking in all public places if it wants to successfully host the Tokyo Olympics and promote tourism, a senior World Health Organization official said Friday. Japan, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man takes a break at a smoking area in Japan. (Photo: Getty Images) (Mlenny via Getty Images) We've heard people say before that ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo. Around 160 countries and regions are ...

New research shows that heated tobacco products (HTPs) are linked to a significant decline in Japan's cigarette consumption. “Transformation of the Tobacco Product Market in Japan, 2011–2023,” a study ...

Tsukuba, Japan—To reduce the adverse health effects associated with exposure to second-hand smoke, Japan fully enforced the Revised Health Promotion Law in April 2020, introducing a nationwide indoor ...