Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Competition Growing before Law Revision
Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)--Competition is intensifying in Japan's fast-growing market for heat-not-burn tobacco products, which account for over 20 pct of the country's overall tobacco sales, including cigarettes.
While the number of tobacco users in Japan has halved over the last three decades, heat-not-burn tobacco products are gaining popularity as they are free of smoke and ash.
(2019/11/28-19:47)
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