To	  honorable	  prefectural	  governors,	  prefectural	  legislators,	  city	  government	  ordinance	  directors,	  city	  government	  ordinance	  council	  chairman	  	  Please	  enact	  regulations	  similar	  to	  the	  “Tokyo	  regulations	  to	  prevent	  passive	  smoking”	  	  Honorable	  gentlemen	  and	  ladies	  representing	  the	  nation,	  	  To	  enhance	  passive	  smoking	  countermeasures,	  we	  are	  submitting	  a	  regulatory	  proposal	  in	  the	  National	  Diet	  to	  promote	  health.	  	  To	  summarize	  this	  proposal,	  	  • the	  administrative	  body	  at	  medical	  institutions	  and	  schools	  will	  implement	  a	  no	  smoking	  policy	  on	  their	  premises.	  	  	  (The	  establishment	  of	  outdoor	  smoking	  areas	  is	  allowed.)	  	  	  • At	  restaurants,	  a	  general	  rule	  of	  no	  smoking	  indoors	  will	  be	  implemented	  (a	  designated	  smoking	  room	  may	  be	  installed).	  	  	  • In	  cases	  with	  areas	  of	  customer	  seating	  less	  than	  100m2,	  if	  private	  management	  of	  small	  and	  medium-­‐sized	  companies	  of	  less	  than	  50	  million	  yen	  of	  capital	  stock	  operating	  at	  the	  existing	  establishment	  display	  signs	  of	  “smoking”	  “separate	  areas	  for	  smoking	  and	  no	  smoking”	  et	  cetera,	  then	  smoking	  is	  allowed	  under	  the	  stated	  conditions.	  	  	  	  • In	  contrast,	  new	  establishments	  will	  implement	  a	  general	  rule	  of	  no	  smoking	  indoors.	  	  	  Given	  this,	  it	  is	  estimated	  that	  in	  55%	  of	  all	  restaurants	  (and	  in	  large	  cities	  in	  80%-­‐90%	  of	  all	  restaurants)	  smoking	  will	  be	  permissible.	  	  	  In	  contrast,	  restaurants	  that	  hire	  employees	  in	  Tokyo	  (approximately	  84%	  of	  the	  total	  restaurants)	  regardless	  of	  the	  store	  area	  will	  make	  a	  general	  rule	  of	  no	  smoking	  indoors.	  	  	  We	  were	  informed	  that	  the	  city	  council	  intends	  to	  announce	  the	  main	  points	  of	  this	  proposed	  regulation	  in	  June.	  	  Then,	  it	  was	  reported	  that	  Osaka	  mayor	  Yoshimura	  and	  Osaka	  governor	  Matsui	  are	  looking	  forward	  to	  collaborating	  for	  the	  2025	  world	  fair	  exposition,	  and	  are	  aiming	  to	  enact	  their	  own	  passive	  smoking	  regulations	  to	  extend	  the	  targeted	  rules	  around	  the	  region.	  	  chronicle	  	  1.	  We	  kindly	  ask	  that	  other	  prefectural	  and	  city	  governments	  and	  legislative	  assemblies	  establish	  regulations,	  according	  to	  movements	  in	  Tokyo	  and	  Osaka	  prefectures,	  (we	  think	  that	  that	  regulations	  are	  already	  being	  considered	  in	  each	  district)	  especially	  for	  customers	  and	  employees	  of	  restaurants	  and	  similar	  establishments	  to	  protect	  the	  health	  of	  citizens,	  residents,	  visitors,	  tourists	  and	  foreigners	  from	  the	  harms	  of	  passive	  smoking.	  	  As	  the	  result	  of	  city	  government	  ordinances,	  passive	  smoking	  regulations	  are	  in	  the	  early	  stages	  of	  development	  (and	  existing	  regulations	  in	  Kanagawa	  prefecture	  and	  Hyogo	  prefecture	  are	  being	  reviewed	  and	  revised).	  	  2.	  	  As	  in	  the	  case	  of	  the	  Tokyo	  proposal,	  concerning	  restaurants	  that	  are	  hiring	  employees	  (approximately	  84%	  of	  the	  total	  restaurants)	  regardless	  of	  the	  store	  area,	  we	  think	  that	  it	  is	  a	  good	  way	  of	  protecting	  the	  health	  of	  all	  employees.	  	  (There	  is	  movement	  in	  the	  restaurant	  industry	  to	  oppose	  the	  proposals	  due	  to	  apprehensions	  about	  the	  decrease	  in	  sales	  revenue,	  but	  smoking	  prohibition	  is	  not	  expected	  to	  reduce	  in	  sales	  revenue	  at	  restaurants.	  	  On	  the	  contrary,	  it	  is	  being	  reported	  from	  foreign	  and	  domestic	  markets	  that	  smoking	  prohibition	  increases	  sales	  revenues.)	  	  3.	  	  An	  indoor	  no	  smoking	  policy	  is	  desired	  for	  the	  health	  of	  customers,	  shopkeepers	  and	  their	  family	  members	  at	  existing	  restaurants	  that	  do	  not	  have	  employees	  and	  at	  new	  shops	  that	  are	  required	  to	  have	  a	  no	  smoking	  policy	  indoors.	  	  4.	  	  Because	  smoke	  always	  diffuses	  from	  smoking	  areas	  with	  a	  separated	  smoking	  policy,	  a	  complete	  no	  smoking	  policy	  indoors	  is	  needed.	  	  http://www.jstc.or.jp/uploads/uploads/files/journal/2018423DC.pdf	  	  	  5.	  	  To	  ensure	  compliance	  to	  the	  regulations,	  penalties	  (administrative	  fines)	  are	  essential.	  	  18	  May	  2018	  Petition	  representative,	  	  General	  incorporated	  association,	  Japan	  Society	  for	  Tobacco	  Control	  Board	  chairman,	  Manabu	  Sakuta	  30-­‐5-­‐201	  Ichigaya	  Yakuōji-­‐machi,	  Shinjuku-­‐ku,	  Tōkyō-­‐to