"… they operate, and they appear bullish about the future. In a 2009 report, Japan Tobacco International, the third most-active global tobacco trader, stated its commitment to mai …"

"… o not report lobbying expenditures abroad as they do in the United States. Japan Tobacco International said it does not discuss international lobbying expenses.Yet ICIJ found th …"

"… ss-border cigarette sales – Philip Morris, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco International – as well as leading international marketing and political consultants.T …"

"… to this report. …"

"… agencies that oversee them.The country’s principal rules on smoking and tobacco advertising were drafted by tobacco lobbyists working with an influential former deput …"

"… ister Vladimir Putin outlined the state policy on reducing smoking levels: tobacco advertising will be totally prohibited in 2012; by 2015, excise taxes can be raised up …"

"… rgest tobacco companies, Philip Morris International, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International.Last fall Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin outlined a new policy for …"

"… ar, the tobacco lobbyist who once represented British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International, also has helped him become a big player in the duty-free space, with the …"

"… . Since 2004, two major tobacco companies, Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International, have agreed to pay a combined $1.65 billion to the European Community and …"

"… four top multinational tobacco companies — Philip Morris International, Japan Tobacco International, Imperial Tobacco, and British American Tobacco — produce and import 30 …"

"… four leading multinational tobacco companies, Philip Morris International, Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Imperial Tobacco, and British American Tobacco (BAT), have produced …"

"… work in Russia and Ukraine was previously owned and run by subsidiaries of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Group, the world’s number three producer.The investigation has ide …"

"… o companies, including two of the largest cigarette firms in the world — Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and British American Tobacco (BAT).Although BAT has publicly stated …"

"… atized Polish state cigarette factory – on 5 March 2003. A spokesman for Japan Tobacco International (JTI), now owner of Gallaher, stated in an email to ICIJ that BTF and PRT …"

"… ov’s former supplier, and Gallaher, BTF’s former home, are now part of Japan Tobacco International (JTI). JTI acquired RJR’s non-U.S. tobacco operations in 1999 and bought …"

"… rofits and other damages. Tlais is also pursuing Gallaher — now owned by Japan Tobacco International — in his native Lebanon, where a criminal court case is about to begin a …"

"… smuggling.As for Gallaher, the 150-year-old company was bought in 2007 by Japan Tobacco International (JTI), a $50 billion behemoth half-owned by the Japanese government. In De …"

"… hile U.K. customs officials signed off on the deal.The Moratorium — When Japan Tobacco International bought Gallaher in 2007, it also got a two-year moratorium on European Uni …"