FILE PHOTO: A man smokes at an 'izakaya' restaurant or pub in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Patrons of Tokyo restaurants and bars will be able to light up indoors for the last time on Tuesday as one of the world's most cigarette-friendly cities starts enforcing anti-smoking laws from April 1.
Japan lags behind many countries in its efforts to reduce tobacco usage, and the ban - just in Tokyo - only applies to traditional cigarettes, not so-called "heat not burn" devices for which Japan is the world's biggest market. E-cigarettes that use liquid nicotine are banned.
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