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Today's topic is "Tokyo Ends Smoking in Most Restaurants"

Japan has been called a "smoker's paradise," but that's starting to change. From April 1, a new law in Tokyo, which was passed in June 2018, bans smoking in most bars and restaurants around the city.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's local law is stricter than a national law that was passed a month later, and also began on April 1, 2020.

The laws were passed to help prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics, which have now been delayed until 2021 due to the coronavirus, have been "tobacco-free" since 1988.

The national law bans smoking in schools, hospitals, government offices, and on public transport. Bars and restaurants may only let people smoke in special rooms, where food and drinks are not served.

However, if a bar or restaurant is smaller than 100 square meters, it can put up a sign banning anyone under the age of 20 and continue to allow people to smoke inside. The national law also lets people continue to smoke in cigar bars, private homes and hotel rooms.

The Tokyo law doesn't allow smoking in any restaurants or bars that have employees, no matter how small they are, except in smoking rooms. However, bars and restaurants that are owned and run by individuals or families, with no employees, can still allow people to smoke.

According to Japan's health ministry, 17.8% of Japanese adults smoked in 2018, with about three to four times more men smoking than women. That's down from 19.5% of adults smoking in 2010.

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