Around 160 countries and regions are participating in Expo 2025, the latest edition of an event held every five years in different global locations.
Before Monday, smoking was banned in six zones including the area around Osaka station. This has been expanded to the whole city and violators face a fine of 1,000 yen ($6.40).
From April, the wider Osaka region will prohibit smoking in eateries with seating areas larger than 30 square meters (320 square feet), although lighting up in a separate space, such as a smoking room, is allowed.
Expo 2025 has struggled with slow ticket sales and public concern over the construction budget.
The capital outlawed smoking in all restaurants in 2018, in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan’s central and local governments earn a yearly total of around two trillion yen ($13 billion) in cigarette tax revenue.
Tobacco use in Japan has been falling in line with a broader global trend, with the ratio of smokers standing at 15.7 percent in 2023.
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