[Grunthor]

So what?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[cripplecreek]

Anything less would be sexist.

[Track9]

Girls have a right to smoke too.

[Ronin]

Japan Tobacco (JT) has diversified out of cigarette business and is now a big player in the soft drink market — especially sports drinks and healthy teas. These are quite popular, and I drink a lot of them myself.

They are also involved in international agribusiness and import a lot of packaged foods from China and other Asian nations, in addition to spending a lot of money promoting environmental awareness and good social behavior.

The point is, the JT logo doesn’t really mean cigarettes anymore and most Japanese don’t make that association.

[hfr]

Whoa! Whoa! On a thread that mentions “girls” must there not also be some visual evidence? What is tobacco all about?

[Still Thinking]

Anti-smoking activists have long accused Japanese volleyball groups of promoting tobacco use, and say JT is targeting young women.

If they are, they aren't very good at it, since only 10% of females smoke vs. 40% of males, so what's the problem?

[EyeGuy]

Just like when I hear the name “Al Gore”, I run to flush my government-mandated, low water volume toilet, everytime I hear the odious phrase “anti-tobacco activists” I fire up a fat, black, tasty Maduro.