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The centenary of the enactment of the law for prohibiting minors from smoking in Japan
  1. HIROKI OHMI
  1. Ebetsu Public Health Centre of Hokkaido Government
  2. 4-1, Nishiki-cho, Ebetsu
  3. Hokkaido, 069-0811, Japan
  4. hiroki.oomi@pref.hokkaido.jp
  5. Department of Public Health, School of Medicine
  6. Asahikawa Medical College
  7. Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  8. Department of Community Health Nursing
  9. School of Nursing
  10. Asahikawa Medical College
  11. Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
    1. KENZOU HIROOKA,
    2. AKIRA HATA
    1. Ebetsu Public Health Centre of Hokkaido Government
    2. 4-1, Nishiki-cho, Ebetsu
    3. Hokkaido, 069-0811, Japan
    4. hiroki.oomi@pref.hokkaido.jp
    5. Department of Public Health, School of Medicine
    6. Asahikawa Medical College
    7. Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
    8. Department of Community Health Nursing
    9. School of Nursing
    10. Asahikawa Medical College
    11. Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
      1. YOSHIKATSU MOCHIZUKI
      1. Ebetsu Public Health Centre of Hokkaido Government
      2. 4-1, Nishiki-cho, Ebetsu
      3. Hokkaido, 069-0811, Japan
      4. hiroki.oomi@pref.hokkaido.jp
      5. Department of Public Health, School of Medicine
      6. Asahikawa Medical College
      7. Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
      8. Department of Community Health Nursing
      9. School of Nursing
      10. Asahikawa Medical College
      11. Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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          Editor,—This year is the centenary of the enactment of the law prohibiting minors from smoking in Japan (Act on the Prohibition of Minors' Smoking, 1900). As the law consists of only four articles, we have translated the full text of the law in English as shown below. Article 1: Persons below the age of 20 years are prohibited from smoking. Article 2: Any person, who commits an offence under Article 1, will have their tobacco products and instruments for smoking confiscated by the authority. Article 3: Any parent or person in parental …

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