Japan cigarette vending machines to require ID
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Smokers in Japan will no longer be able to buy cigarettes from vending machines from next year without an ID card that says they are adults under a new system that aims to make it harder for minors to buy tobacco.
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The British Medical Association in Wales calls on assembly ministers to ban cigarette vending machines.
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Fans who buy tickets for the Glastonbury festival will be issued with photo ID cards in an attempt to beat touts.
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First drives due to ship in Japan in November.
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A censored selection will be deigned suitable for consumption
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TORONTO - Royal Canadian Legion halls and so-called private clubs will have to butt out under anti-smoking legislation the Ontario government plans to introduce this month, Health Minister George Smitherman said Tuesday.
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In an effort to reduce house fires, Canada will soon require cigarettes to be designed to go out when left unattended. Canadian health minister Ujjal Dosanjh introduced new rules
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The world's third largest cigarette group, Japan Tobacco Inc , on Thursday made a 7.5 billion pound ($14.7 billion) cash offer for rival Gallaher Group Plc , sources close to the situation said.
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State and local governments should ban smoking in malls, restaurants and virtually all other public indoor settings and the Food and Drug Administration should regulate the marketing, packaging and sale of tobacco products, the influential Institute of Medicine said in a report today on how to...
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A proposed photo on a package of cigarettes is shown on this released photo by the European Commission in Brussels, Friday, Oct.22.
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OTTAWA -- Cigarettes will be designed to go out when left untended under regulations proposed by Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh. The so-called &quot;reduced ignition propensity&quot; cigarette has been promoted as a
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By HIROKO TABUCHI  TOKYO - It's almost midnight as Ryo settles into a reclining chair for the night, a can of tea and a pack of cigarettes at his side, a construction job awaiting him in the morning.
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Japan hopes to thwart potential terrorists from entering the country by fingerprinting and photographing all foreigners aged 16 or over on entry starting next month, an official said Friday
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Japan is to fingerprint and photograph foreigners entering the country from next month in an anti-terrorism policy that is stirring anger among foreign residents and human rights activists.
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The first vending machines to sell music  downloads are to be introduced in London next month as Britons  continue to turn their backs on traditional methods of buying  singles.
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Reports suggest there are plans to force pubs and restaurants to apply for a special licence to allow smoking.
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The Identity Cards Bill, published today, seeks to create by 2010 a system of ID cards with embedded chips that carry personal information and biometric identifiers.