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JT, Wakaba, Echo and other three other brands are really shifted to cigars in October

Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has announced the end of sales of cigarettes such as Wakaba, Echo, and Golden Bat, but the three types of cigarettes are not completely abolished. Both companies intend to continue offering the brand to a small cigar cigarette called Little Cigar. JT commented on its successor, "The shape and length are almost the same as cigarettes, and we aim to meet the expectations of customers who have loved the taste so far." In addition to already selling golden bat cigars (270 yen for 20 bottles) as a successor to Golden Bats, they are also on sale nationwide in mid-September for "Wakaba Cigar" (360 yen for 20 bottles) and "Echo Cigar" (350 yen for 20 bottles). But if the shap... [Read more]

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