Smart History

JT to discontinue three brands: Wakaba, Echo and Golden Bat - Livedoor News

Photo Expansion Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) announced on October 24 that it will discontinue the three brands of "Wakaba", "Echo" and "Golden Bat", which appeared from the Meiji era to the 1960s, with the sale of inventory from October. It is a brand called "3rd class product" during the monopoly public corporation era, and it is said that the price will not be avoided due to the abolition of the "old class 3 special tobacco tax rate" at the end of September. The three brands were released in 1906 for Golden Bat, 1966 for Wakaba, and 43 for Echo. It has been favored at a low price. In the era of the Monopoly Public Corporation, cigarettes, which were called "third-class products", had a low paym... [Read more]

Feedback
Share