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Tobacco sponsorship of sports could doom Japan’s Olympic bid

Dec 2nd, 2011
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/1/tobacco-sponsorship-of-sports-could-doom-olympic-b/

Opposition includes U.N., activists and doctors

Japan Tobacco's ties to professional volleyball teams and the ongoing World Cup tournament for women have prompted local and international opposition and a call to stop the association. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)

Japan Tobacco’s ties to professional volleyball teams and the ongoing World Cup tournament for women have prompted local and international opposition and a call to stop the association. (Christopher Johnson/Special to The Washington Times)

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TOKYO —Japan risks losing its bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games because of growing local and international opposition to the national tobacco corporation’s sponsorship of World Cup volleyball, which attracts millions of women and schoolgirls.

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