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Old habits die hard as smoker-friendly Japan struggles to quit Japan is known for its healthy diet and impressive life expectancy. But it is also a smoker’s paradise. Although the number of smokers has dropped by a third over the past 20 years, more than 17 million Japanese smoke regularly. The authorities are trying to make more public spaces smoke-free, but it is an uphill struggle as old habits die hard. Gabriel Chanéac, Alexis Bregere and Justin McCurry report.