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Japanese Smokers Stocking Up On Ciggies Before Massive Price Hike on Friday
Retailers are making the most of the buying frenzy in the build up to what will be a more than 25 percent price rise for some brands as the government raises cigarette tax.
"Have you finished stocking up?" read signs at Lawson stores, a major convenience chain in a country considered a smokers' haven. Tokyo welcomes smoking in bars and restaurants but has banned it on pavements.
"We are expecting a rush, especially the day before the price hike," Lawson spokeswoman Yayoi Sugihara said without giving sales figures.
"Each shop has expanded its cigarette stock."
The hike has also led to an increase in the number of burglaries to steal cigarettes, reports said.
In the rural city of Mooka, 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Tokyo, a 47-year-old jobless man was arrested on Sunday for trying to run away with two cartons from a supermarket.
The government has authorised Japan Tobacco (JT), which dominates the country's cigarette market, to raise the prices of cigarettes by around 100 yen (1.2 dollars) per pack of 20.
The price of popular brand Mild Seven will rise from 300 yen to 410 yen per pack. Seven Stars will be sold at 440 yen, up from 300 yen.
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