This week's English News Weekly podcast explores a dramatic change in Japan over the popular culture of smoking. The country was once a haven for smokers, having some of the highest levels of smoking of any developed country. This was fueled by low taxation on tobacco and some of the lowest cigarette prices in the world. Why has Japan suddenly cracked down on smoking? What is the reaction in the country? Will it reduce the number of smokers?
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This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a new worrying trend appearing in major Japanese cities – food banks and cafes for children. An estimated one in six of Japanese children aged up to 17 are from families whose income is classified as being in 'relative poverty'. What does this mean? How did it happen? And how can Japan fix this growing crisis?

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English News Weekly 208 reports on a new invention that could help stop millions of people dying each year from unclean water.

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This week's podcast looks at the 10 healthiest cities to live and working around the world, according to a new poll by CNN.

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Australia becomes the 1st country in the world to impose big advertisement bans on cigarette packets. No longer will cigarettes be bought in colourful packets with famous logos.

This week's ENW will look at this new ban and ask: Will smoking be stubbed out?