Protect children

Recently, many children smoke and drink.
They are prohibiting hardly by law.
And they have a bad influence on health.

However, Children’s motive is simply.
It is curiosity.
In especially, Children can get Tobacco easily at dispenser.


Initiatives to prevent underage smoking are being demanded by society as a whole and have also been given top priority by the tobacco industry.
And taspo’ capable age verifying cigarette vending machines will be introduced from 2008 as a measure to prevent underage smoking.

‘taspo’, an IC card issued only to adults aged over 20 is required in order to use these vending machines and the machines will not allow users to purchase cigarettes unless a taspo card has been held up to the machine and the age of the user has been verified.

Smokers must apply in order to receive ‘taspo’. Applications for ‘taspo’ will be accepted from December 2007 for residents of Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Kanagawa prefectures and from February 2008 for residents of other prefectures. Application forms can be downloaded from this website or can be obtained from your local tobacco retailer. ‘taspo’ cards are issued free of charge and there are no annual fees.



This is wonderful system. But we must think other ways in addition to this for eradicaion.
I expect to eradicate smoker of minor in the future.
Then, I think Japan will become peaceful society.

Please check this taspo's home page.

http://www.taspo.jp/english/index.html