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Japan uses smart card to curb underage smokers

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Japan has been using vending machines for years to enable citizens to buy anything from beer to underwear to fried food from a machine. Starting in 2008, machines will be require a smart card geared specifically toward tobacco sales. The Taspo, or “tobacco passport”, card will be required to purchase cigarettes with information about the owner, including age, on the contactless card.

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