Japan Smoke-Haters Going After Smokers With A Vengeance

Above, salarymen at a smoking area at Kyoto Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Japan is becoming more like the United States with anti-smoking Nazis running amok.

Japan Today has an article on some extreme cases where anti-smoking militants are harassing smokers.

It starts with:

TOKYO —People who resent being exposed to cigarette smoke at the workplace, in restaurants and in other public places have been becoming increasingly militant in demonstrating their dislike. 

Spa! (Dec 23) presents four somewhat extreme case studies of these “psychotic” smoke-haters.

 To read the cases, go here.