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Kawamura was employed by the Edogawa Municipal Government in April 1995, working in a section where smoking is permitted. He later complained of respiratory problems as well as neck and shoulder pains, which he attributed to passive smoking.
A Tokyo district court ruled that an employee was a victim of passive smoke in the workplace. Levying a 50,000 yen fine the court couldn't find any that any actual harm had been done to the employee except some watering eyes and a dry throat. The employee claimed that secondhand smoke gave him neck and shoulder pains. In a related development the Japan Sumo Association announced a smoking ban in a Tokyo stadium beginning next year. These stories prompted on wag to observe: how in the sam hell is neck and shoulder pain attributed to passive smoking ? http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn... -------------------------- can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen --------------------------- If you're fed-up with government intrusion into our private lives (alcohol, tobacco, weight or so-called obesity, etc.) especially the nonsense and destruction surrounding smoking bans, then discuss/fight smoking bans at the FORCES tavern or go directly to their FORCES homepage. A UK-based group (forcing a Judicial Review of the English smoking ban) is Freedom to Choose, with another great forum for chatting and organizing here. |
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quote: Maybe by trying to dodge it.  I couldn't get your link to work. Maybe they moved the page. Here's a link that worked for me: Link "Regardless of whether there is a link between (smoking) and the damage to (the plaintiff's) health, leaving him unattended (for three months) is a violation of the (municipal government's) obligation to take safety precautions," the judge said. Sounds more like he got money because they didn't act fast enough in moving him. |
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WOW! 50,000 yen = 457 Euro's, = 370 US dollars or = 605 Canadian.
what can 50,000 yen buy in Japan -------------------------- can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen --------------------------- If you're fed-up with government intrusion into our private lives (alcohol, tobacco, weight or so-called obesity, etc.) especially the nonsense and destruction surrounding smoking bans, then discuss/fight smoking bans at the FORCES tavern or go directly to their FORCES homepage. A UK-based group (forcing a Judicial Review of the English smoking ban) is Freedom to Choose, with another great forum for chatting and organizing here. |
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040713a3.htm
-------------------------- can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen --------------------------- If you're fed-up with government intrusion into our private lives (alcohol, tobacco, weight or so-called obesity, etc.) especially the nonsense and destruction surrounding smoking bans, then discuss/fight smoking bans at the FORCES tavern or go directly to their FORCES homepage. A UK-based group (forcing a Judicial Review of the English smoking ban) is Freedom to Choose, with another great forum for chatting and organizing here. |
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50,000 yen should buy a big mac in Japan. Or one orange.
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