smokers, are you reading?

Tokyo is probably one of the worst places in the world to live if you're repulsed by cigarettes and cigarette smoke, but it's nice to see that someone here is finally trying to spread a little anti-smoking propaganda. If all the ads are as entertaining and thought-provoking as this one, they might just make a difference!

Sadly, these ads in particular are from Japan Tobacco themselves. They're not trying to get people to stop smoking; they're just trying to get Japan's gazillion smokers to be more polite and environmentally friendly to the rest of us. Real noble cause there, but as long as they keep selling this stuff, they're still being indirectly responsible for the deaths of millions of people each year.

More info on their bold initiative (which only lasts for two weeks, BTW):

http://www.jti.co.jp/JTI_E/Release/03/no51.html

I suppose you could argue this is better than nothing, but...

Posted by john tv at March 18, 2004 01:43 PM | TrackBack