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Smoking Question

Damages caused by smoking
The local government in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo passed an ordinance banning smoking in public places. The fine for offenders smoking in public is 2,000 yen. I do not hold that smokers may accept it willingly. But I do not suppose 2,000 yen is enough to deter smokers from smoking in public. It is because smokers in public damage other people a lot.
As I wrote before, smoking in public causes extensive damage to other people. LetĀfs see some of them with me. To give an example, smokers in public often throw away cigarettes all over the place. And it is hard for us to clean there. Some people may think that not so many smokers in public throw away cigarettes. However, it is evident when we know the fact that the number of cigarettes thrown away became lesser aft...

Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle

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