About 6,800 people die each year in Japan smoke

    Xinhua Beijing Sept. 28 Xinhua MHLW 28, a group of researchers published study reported that every year about 6800 people in Japan died from diseases caused by passive
smoking, of which about 3600 people from passive smoking in the workplace.
    "(Passive smoking) has caused great harm," Japan's National Cancer Medical Center Senior Fellow Yumiko Mochizuki (phonetic) said, "Government and employers need to be aware
of their obligation to protect the health of employees."
    A survey in 2005 as a reference, the researchers estimate that about 76 million adults in Japan, non-smokers, 30% of women and 6% of men at home, passive smoking, 20% female
and 30% of men in the workplace inhalation of second-hand smoke.
    Another study showed that died of lung cancer cases in Japan, about 8% of women and 1% of men cause is passive smoking. Died of ischemic heart disease cases, about 9% of
women and 4% of men cause is passive smoking.
    The 28th published study shows that passive smoking prevalence in Japan die each year from a total of 4600 women, men, a total of 2,200. Among them, 1,800 men and women of
the passive smoking in the workplace.
    In order to prevent second-hand smoke damage to health, Health Ministry in February this year, for restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and other public places have issued a
call for a total smoking ban.
    Kanagawa, Japan, released in April this year, the first anti-smoking laws prohibit the schools, hospitals, government offices and other public places.