烟草在线据《日本日报》报道编译　　日本卫生劳动福利部开展的一项调查显示，尽管烟草价格因2010年10月实施的提税而大幅上涨，但烟民的数量反而增加了。

　　来自这次调查的数据显示，2011年的吸烟男性成年人口的百分比为32.4%，女性为9.7%。与之形成对比的是，在2010年，吸烟男性的比例为32.2%，女性为8.4%。日本政府提高卷烟税，从而提高烟草价格的举措也具有积极的影响。在2011年的调查期间接受访问的2013名经常吸烟的人中，有880人，即29.2%的人报告说，提税影响了他们的吸烟习惯。4.4%，即132人说，他们因提税而永久戒烟了，而有11.4%，即343人说，他们只是减少了吸烟的数量，而有9.3%，即281人说，他们的戒烟或减少吸烟只是暂时的行为。

　　日本政府在2010年10月执行了大幅的提税，这是对卷烟税最大幅度的一次上提。这促使每包卷烟的价格上涨了100日元（1美元）或更多。显然，这并没有彻底使吸烟者或卷烟公司灰心丧气。几个星期前，菲莫开始购买其每包410日元（5美元）的Lark卷烟，供应一罐Tully的Barista混合咖啡的活动。

Number of Smokers in Japan Increasing Even in the Face of Rising Prices

　　A survey made by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare reveals that the number of smokers have increased in the country despite the sharp increase in prices due to a tax hike implemented in October 2010.

　　The data from the survey show that the percentage of the smoking adult population was at 32.4 percent for males and 9.7 percent for females in 2011. In contrast, male smokers were at 32.2 percent while female smokers were at 8.4 percent in 2010. The government's move to increase taxes, and therefore prices, on cigarettes had its positive effects as well. 29.2 percent, or 880 out of 3,013 regular smokers interviewed during the survey in 2011, reported that the tax hike affected their smoking habits. 4.4 percent or 132 of that number said they have permanently stopped smoking because of it, while 11.4 percent or 343 people said they only reduced the number of cigarettes they smoked. 9.3 or 281 people, however, said that their quitting or reduction of cigarettes was only temporary.

　　The government implemented a sharp tax hike in October 2010, the highest ever increase on tax on cigarettes. This pushed the prices of a pack of cigarettes up by 100 yen ($1 U.S. dollar) or more. This has apparently not completely discouraged smokers or cigarette companies. Just a few weeks ago, Philip Morris started to offer a can of Tully's Barista Blend coffee for every pack of its Lark brand of cigarettes, costing 410 yen ($5 U.S. dollars). Enditem