Organizers of next year’s games have announced stringent ban on all tobacco products and vaping devices
Despite tougher laws enacted last year, smokers can light up in some restaurants and bars. Tobacco advertising is allowed on television, cigarette packages don’t contain graphic health warnings, and tobacco is cheap compared to other major cities.
However, don’t expect to puff away at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Organizers on Thursday announced a stringent ban on all tobacco products and vaping devices. Smoking will be banned at all indoor and outdoor Olympic and Paralympic venues, plus within all perimeter areas of the Tokyo Games.
Organizers say the prohibition is tougher than regulations for the last two Summer Olympics in London and Rio de Janeiro.
“Tokyo 2020 aims to leave a legacy of improved health for the country at large,” organizers said in a statement.
