Acquisitions by the Japan Tobacco Group helped boost its cigarette volumes, which last year were up by more than seven percent in respect of its international business.Read More
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Smokers to pay the price
The Japanese system whereby tobacco manufacturers must apply to the Government before they can increase prices is a good one. Consumers are probably better informed that way.Read More
A patent battle has broken out over a heat-not-burn device on sale in Japan. Read More
Taken together, the Japan Tobacco Group's domestic and international tobacco-products volume was increased during its second quarter, because of the boost provided by acquisitions. Read More
Although Japan Tobacco Inc was slow off the mark when Japanese consumers started to embrace heat-not-burn devices; it now believes that it can make inroads into this category. Read More
A change in the law in Switzerland that has made legal the sale of electronic cigarettes delivering nicotine has created a space for the launch of Logic Pro.Read More
Having harvested the low-hanging consumers, the suppliers of heat-not-burn products in Japan are having to cut prices to maintain consumer interest.Read More
GTNF—where the tobacco industry goes to thinkRead More
In reporting its first-quarter results, Japan Tobacco Inc said that it was looking to launch a new heated tobacco product in under a year.Read More
Japan Tobacco’s combustible-cigarette volume fell by 12.5 percent between 2016 and 2017, but the company outperformed the market so its share rose marginally.Read More