The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday it plans to basically ban indoor smoking at restaurants and other buildings ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, with smokers expected to be punished if they break the rule. According to the plan, smoking would be prohibited inside facilities…
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday it plans to basically ban indoor smoking at restaurants and other buildings ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, with smokers expected to be punished if they break the rule.
According to the plan, smoking would be prohibited inside facilities such as restaurants, hotels, department stores and airports, although smoking rooms would be allowed to be set up. Small bars, however, would be deemed an exception under certain conditions.
«A total indoor smoking ban is the basic trend of host cities of the Olympics, » Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike said at a press conference Friday as she announced the outline of an ordinance to be introduced.
The Tokyo government plans to propose the ordinance to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by the end of March 2018, after soliciting opinions from the public over the issue until Oct.
