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Research StaffWhat is Tobacco Control Policy ProjectTobacco kills five million people every year (one in six seconds) and without our immediate action the number of deaths will be doubled, especially increasing in developing countries. Thus, it is called a "man-made disaster". On the contrary, worldwide efforts are being made to provide a tobacco free society to the next generation, our living children. Japan is not an exception. The Tobacco Control Policy Project was established in October 2007 to facilitate these movements with sound scientific evidence on tobacco and policy. Research ActivitiesWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) entered into effect in February 2005 and Japan, as a Party to FCTC, is obligated to implement provisions of the treaty and international responsibilities. It is expected to promote national tobacco control movements as well as further international cooperation and contribution. In addition to the Healthy Japan 21 and Health Promotion Act, due to the 2007 Cancer Control Act and the Cancer Control, tobacco control is clearly positioned as one of the highest priorities as cancer prevention strategies.Driven by such political climate changes, the Tobacco Control Policy Project serves as a professional think-tank to evaluate and propose tobacco control policies and to develop strategies for a better policy with close partnerships with national and international organizations or network. It also shares information and human resource in the area of international tobacco control. To enrich clearing-house function, we started to collect, analyze and synthesize scientific evidence and policy information on tobacco, which will be provided in 2008. |
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