[sumo] Latest on Smoking at Nagoya

[Moti <sumo@dichne.com>]

Latest: In Nagoya, patrons will be asked and urged not to smoke, but 
there will not be an official ban. Ashtrays will stay in the masu-seki. 
Reason given- "Tickets have already gone on sale, and it is reasonable 
that many smokers have already purchased tickets as usual. A change in 
the rules now may bring with it massive demands for refunds, which we 
wish to avoid", said a spokesman for Chunichi Shinbun Sports department, 
one of the co-sponsors of Nagoya. There will be special designated areas 
for smokers, with announcements urging the smokers to use them. It seems 
that everything is geared towards a total ban come next Nagoya basho.
--
Kintamayama Mochiron

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