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Smoking area near the entrance to the plenary session of the House of Representatives = January, in the Diet (together)
On the 6th it was revealed that there are a total of 83 smoking areas in the Diet, even after the revised Health Promotion Act, which basically bans indoor smoking, was fully enforced in April 2020. This was This is because it is treated in the same way as restaurants and hotels, which are less regulated than schools and hospitals. There are also conspicuous figures of parliamentarians removing their masks and speaking in a small smoking area, and there are voices concerned about the risk of infection from the new coronavirus. Experts blame the parliamentarians’ sense of privilege.
There are a total of 53 places in the House of Representatives, including 2 main buildings and 39 member office buildings, and a total of 30 places, including 3 main buildings and 22 member offices, with dedicated smoking rooms that meet the standards for measures against secondhand smoke.
The revised Health Promotion Act aims to eliminate secondhand smoke. Schools, hospitals and government buildings are stipulated as “no smoking on the premises.” On the other hand, restaurants, commercial establishments, means of transport, etc. They are “in principle forbidden to smoke indoors”. Initially, the Diet also addressed on-premises smoking cessation in the original draft, but was changed to indoor smoking cessation in principle after preliminary review by the ruling party.
Manabu Sakuta, president of the Japanese Society to Stop Smoking, criticizes that “if you are a member of the Diet, you should take the initiative and set an example.” (Joint)
