October 26, 2017 The Japanese government failed to toughen a passive smoking ban in its new anticancer program, which was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, without support from the ruling party representing industries to be affected by the measure. A health ministry expert panel suggested in June the program that sets out the country's anticancer policy for the next six years starting in fiscal 2017 will include "zero tolerance" for secondhand smoking at home and restaurants, but the move met with strong opposition from the Liberal Democratic Party. The existing anticancer program calls for eradication of passive smoking at government buildings and medical facilities by fiscal 2020, whe... [Read more]