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2. Congrats on the 9 months, buddy. Also, I’ve seen a few alcohol vending machines here that require ID of some kind. (Fearing a malfunction, I never insert any of my IDs into any machine here! I just buy my beer at the store. No problemo.) Any rumors of an Alcohol version of the Taspo card?

3. I smoke (I know I should quit – don’t nag me…) and I’ll stick with the Daily Yamazaki for now although I might be sorry if I am ever desperate for a cigarette.

   Funny you should mention the beer, Deas – I was thinking that if they do it for cigarettes they should do it for beer and the other alcohol sold out of vending machines too.

   I wonder which is worse a smoking teenager or a drunk one?

   Good post Nick!

4. I haven’t seen so many beer machines around lately. They used to be everywhere, but not anymore. You usually have to buy your beer over the counter now, which would be the more sensible solution for cigarettes, particularly as most vending machines are right in front of 24-hour convenience stores anyway!

   Shane, I’m not going to nag you. I envy you!

5. Yes there is a New order and it is only a matter on time before they (Evil Evil Evil axis of Evil America and it’s Evil buddies in the G8 plus little old Australia) start planting Micro-chips in babies.
   Geez they are probably already doing it and we just don’t know about it!
   Manipulation of the consumer is getting worse and worse and to think that the Japanese cronies (Government or so-called Government) actually still owns half of Japan Tobacco is mind-boggling to say the least.
   Why not get rid of the vending machines? Can’t do that because this is a trial run on how the public accept this type of thing. Accept this and then there will be much more data attacks on us!!
   Do the cronies own half of the vending machine companies too???

   Keith

   1. They are getting close! Half the birthing facilities in Ohio are tagging babies with chips in ankle bracelets to deter baby snatchers: Hospitals tagging babies with electronic chips. I’m sure once the technology is ready, fear campaigns will encourage mothers to go for under-the-skin implants. Then they can boot up Windows and track their children with GPS navigation! 😈

6. I guess if it works on animals it could work on people too. Isn’t that how the humane society in most cities reunite lost pets with their owners?

7. Those new world order folks are right! It’s coming! Just one more step in that direction!

8. It would be great if people refused to get on board with the new system and just stopped using cigarette vending machines altogether. They use up energy and take up space.

   1. Since most of them are right outside convenience stores, I think you might just have your wish! Why bother applying for a taspo card when you can just walk in the shop and buy your cigarettes over the counter? This move could very well mark the end of the cigarette vending machine.

9. After 16 yrs of smoking over a packet a day, i’m now 3 yrs without a smoke ….. still feel like one every now and then though … and it doesn’t help they’re so cheap here!

10. I find it ironic that they don’t have nicotine patch or nicotine gum vending machines. They give all this lip service to the dangers of smoking, but do little or nothing to help people quit. I guess they figure they won’t be able to milk the cash cow that is big Tobacco if they actually start providing ways for people to quit.

    I always laugh on the subway or train when I see the little stick figure posters explaining how rude second hand smoke is. Why not put up a bunch of posters showing smoke ravaged lungs or people with advanced stages of lung cancer? Put the fear factor to good use!

    1. You can’t even buy nicotine patches without a doctor’s prescription here, and I’ve only ever seen the weak 2mg nicotine gum in Japan, and it’s way overpriced!

       The JT advertising campaign is very clever. Let me quote Ken’s Greenest Company article:

       As for Japan Tobacco, this survey highlights how clever, evily clever, their advertising team are. Smoking outside has been changed from a health issue to litter and safety issues, with the dangers being poking children in the eyes with lighted ciggies or dropping butt ends rather than dying horribly from cancer or living out your twilight years dragging an oxygen bottle behind you.

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14. Ulterior motive?
    Yes of course!!!
    The gov. is try to count the how # people that smoke so they can get an idea of what percentage will pay for a higher price.

    Never ever get a taspo card – same as alien registration.

    My tabakoya tried to get me to get one even though they know my tabako flavor will never be available in a vending machine

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