It is reported that hospitals and schools in Japan have recently implemented a total ban on smoking. Let's take a look.

Recently, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan released a draft of measures to prevent second-hand smoke for the 2121 Tokyo Olympic Games. Among them, it is proposed to take measures to prevent passive smoking in order to welcome the 2121 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and implement a total ban on smoking in hospitals and schools. Restaurants can set up smoking rooms.

The draft points out that smoking will be banned in restaurants and hotel halls in principle in the future, and those who violate it seriously will be punished. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will listen to the opinions of various industries at the end of this month and make a new bill, which is expected to be introduced in the ordinary parliament next year.

It is reported that the Japanese authorities will allow restaurants, hotels and other service industries and general affairs to set up smoking rooms, and smoking is prohibited in the building in principle. In principle, smoking is also prohibited in stations, airport terminals and bus stations. In public transportation, buses and taxis are completely banned from smoking, but smoking rooms can be set up on railways and ships.

The conditions and penalties for smoking rooms will be discussed in the future, and opinions of relevant groups will be listened to, so as to reach an agreement through the "Strengthening Discussion Group on Countermeasures against Passive Smoking" under the Cabinet Office.

Regarding passive smoking: At present, based on the Health Promotion Law, it is only an obligation to take preventive measures in crowded public places, and there is no relevant punishment. The expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare summarized the White Paper on Tobacco at the end of August, and concluded that passive smoking increased the risk of lung cancer and other diseases.