Japan for the 10th time (Finally!) - October and November 2023 - Page 8 - 793

And finally, as I walk back through Ueno, I was surprised by this. I remember reading Tokyo had banned smoking indoors in all restaurants some time ago. Clearly they did not, or no one cares about the rule and proudly shows a sign anyway. I do remember they could not force stores and restaurants to close during COVID lockdowns and that was a big drama due to ancient laws about land owners rights, so maybe the smoking ban is related.

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Date: 20 November 2023 Time: 16:10:04