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Data sharing: The full dataset can be accessed at: Additional data and methodological details can be found in the appendices

The reconstruction costs have threatened to weigh on Japans public finances at a time when public debt is twice the size of its economy

Future studies should incorporate biomarker-validated assessments (e.g., longitudinal cotinine monitoring) and mechanistic investigations differentiating nicotine from non-nicotine components (flavoring additives, heavy metals) in nephrotoxicity pathways

End-users in the cigarette market include daily smokers, occasional/social smokers, and first-time users

Also, different local authorities appear to interpret and enforce existing regulations inconsistently and unpredictably, a situation that suspends tobacco companies in a limbo of insecurity