Attitude of smokers towards smoking bans Japan 2019

According to a survey conducted in December 2019 in Japan, the majority of smokers considered the amendments in the Health Promotion Act regarding passive smoking to be troublesome to some degree. Only 6.5 percent did not feel at all troubled by the regulations.The amendments to the Health Promotion Act in Japan started in July 2018 and was scheduled to be completed by April 2020 prior to the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The bill prohibits smoking in public facilities, offices as well as most restaurants and public areas.

根据2019年12月在日本进行的一项调查，多数吸烟者认为《健康促进法》关于二手烟的修订在一定程度上造成了困扰。仅有6.5%的受访者表示对这些规定毫无困扰。日本《健康促进法》的修订自2018年7月开始实施，并计划在2020年东京奥运会前，即2020年4月前完成。该法案禁止在公共场所、办公室以及大部分餐厅和公共区域吸烟。