Help! How to buy cigarettes in Japanese convenience stores

Cigarettes in convenience stores are generally displayed behind the checkout counter and placed in cabinets according to neatly numbered codes. Please give me the xx number when you check out.

Minors under the age of 20 are not allowed to buy alcohol and tobacco in Japan. Buying alcoholic beverages in convenience stores or dining places such as izakaya will also confirm the age.

There are cigarette vending machines on the streets of Japan, and Japanese adults can buy cigarettes by swiping their cards (tasco, similar to resident ID cards). This card is only issued to residents of Japanese nationality, so foreigners can't buy cigarettes from vending machines, but only in convenience stores.

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Precautions:

1, Article 22 of the Tobacco Monopoly Law stipulates that the amount of tobacco leaves and tobacco products sent by mail or in other places shall not exceed the limit set by the relevant competent authorities in the State Council. The Notice of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau on Adjusting the Management of Cigarettes Carried in Different Places stipulates that the maximum amount of cigarettes carried in different places is per person 1 000 (50 cigarettes). ?

2. Drink plenty of water. Smoking often leaves a lot of toxins in the body. At this time, everyone should drink more water, which can speed up the elimination of toxins in the body, moisten the lungs and throat, and protect the health of the lungs.

3. Eat more fruits. Because smoking will greatly reduce the activity of vitamins, so that these vitamins in the body are consumed in large quantities, so everyone should eat more fruits and supplement the vitamins that the body lacks.

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