Clock ticks on duty-free tobacco

27-Sep-2001

If the World Health Organization (WHO) succeeds in its bid to ban duty-free tobacco sales, few countries will suffer as much as Japan. For operators whose health concerns are restricted to their bottom lines, the loss of tobacco would be catastrophic.

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If the World Health Organization (WHO) succeeds in its bid to ban duty-free tobacco sales, few countries will suffer as much as Japan. For operators whose health concerns are restricted

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