From Stickman's (straight) site this week:
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The cat and mouse games between bar owners and the authorities over the new anti-smoking laws appear to have been won by the authorities. A run through Nana this week revealed that not one single bar had ash trays out. One or two bar owners will turn a blind eye to their friends or big spenders having a cigarette inside the bar but if you're not known or a big spender, forget it. The rails on the walkway around levels 2 and 3 of the plaza have a plentiful supply of ashtrays and customers are being encouraged to smoke outside. Even the Rainbow bars which are hugely popular with Japanese customers - known as big smokers - have dispensed with ash trays in the bars. The Rainbow bars get a little more latitude than others so this suggests the crackdown is very real.
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