Smoking Rate Drops Among Japanese Men
 

The ratio of Japanese men who smoke continues to decline, falling below 40 percent for the first time in 2005 since the first survey was taken in 1986.

Combining Japanese men and Japanese women, the number of smokers fell 2.2 points to 24.2 percent.

Source: Smoking among Japanese men continues to fall, drops below 40%

holy crap, no more cig butts everywhere...dats a miracle

Actually, they`ve been gone for a while. The campaigns about throwing them away properly has had a big effect.

i was sarcastic...

its good to know, it must be nice not wanting to smoke so much after quitting, i would be afraid to know the percentage in america

Good Good I hate smokers.

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I wonder why its not happening here...Oh,i forgot..We have another nice ciggies called Shisha....Sweeeeeeet..........:smokingbear:

Yey! Im following Japanese trend unknowingly, by having quit!! \o/

i agree. its all about shisha now, ahh i love it!!

Men? What about women? Don't they smoke? =/

40% is still a lot. In Spain smokers are 25,8%. I don't understand since I see people smoking everywhere.

It's because the percentage of women smokers has been below 40% longer, that's why they're not mentioned there.

That's quite extreme, tone down please...

I don't need shooting because I'm not selfish or anything like that, but I do smoke.

*sigh* Okay never mind, forget I said anything :rolleyes:

Ruki-san for sure aint part of it. *kicks Ruki*
He srsly should get a grip and quit smoking the way he promised.

Aight.

Now that I think of it, I've never seen a Japanese smoking, just in films and such.

Drazz, you trying to quit? Go boy!! :D

Quit a few years ago. Still quit :) Not having any problems whatsoever :D I smoked 1-2 packs a day for 6-7 years, just got ..well bored with them 0_o..really weird..but oh well done with that :)..Just miss something to do when I have to wait for something..anyway, thanks suki-woman-definately-no-dude-person XD (got it right this time!! hah!)

2 packs a day! That's a lot *slaps Dazz* Were you trying to kill yourself or fucking WHAT??!! :mad:

I'm glad to hear you gave up smoking... I haven't... just yet! I'm gonna quit when I turn 25 or so, that's when I'll be done with student life and stuff and I won't need 'em anymore. :D But I don't smoke that much, a packet lasts me about 3/4 days *highest pride* :cool:

Well I know myself and setting a date and quitting doesnt work for me. I just had enough, because I smoked so much I guess..I just sat in my car omw to work (ofc no breakfast as smoking cancels out hunger) smoking my..3rd - 4th cigarette one morning and thought "geeez it doesnt taste like anything does it?" and decided quit :D

So you mean that if I'm starving and I have a fag I'll stop feeling hungry? Errr wrong, it is said so but it doesn't work in reality, not for me.

And the truth is it does taste like shit, but you don't realise once you're addicted to it. It has happened to me many many many times. When I get the flu or something I stop smoking for like 3/4 days then when I inhale the first drag it tastes horrible and that is the real flavour.

The best way to quit is to do it gradually I think.