By Tomoyasu Hirano On 9 March 2026, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the names of companies certified as ‘Excellent KENKO Investment for Health (KIH) Corporations’ for the 2026 financial year. KIH is an initiative launched in 2017, developed using the ‘Healthy Company’ concept and the ‘Corporate Health Achievement Award Winners’ […]
Category: Japan
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games: time for Japan to showcase smokefree hospitality
Authors: Shuhei Nomura and Haruka Sakamoto with Yusuke Tsugawa, Naoko Iwanaga, Seiichiro Kuchiki, Ichiro Kawachi, Kenji Shibuya Despite its outstanding health record in other areas, Japan is a global laggard in tobacco control, and does not meet standards set by the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), particularly for smoke-free public spaces. The […]