Ichiro Yamaguchi of the rock band Sakanaction opened up about smoking on the September 1 broadcast of “Sakanaction Ichiro Yamaguchi’s All Night Nippon.” Responding to a listener’s email arguing that “no matter how busy work gets, or even if you’re at Disneyland with your family, you still need a cigarette break,” Yamaguchi admitted feeling guilty toward non-smokers but agreed it “can’t be helped.” A self-declared e-cigarette user, he reportedly complained about how strong regular cigarette smoke smells, and how painful it is to be lumped together with pack-a-day smokers in the smoking area. On 5channel, opinion split down the middle over whether e-cigarettes or regular/heated tobacco smell worse, with many commenters also pointing out that he was mixing up the terminology.
Ichiro Yamaguchi of the rock band Sakanaction appeared on the September 1 broadcast of “Sakanaction Ichiro Yamaguchi’s All Night Nippon” (Nippon Broadcasting) and revealed something he finds tough about using smoking areas.
That day, a listener wrote in: “No matter how busy work gets, or even when you’re at Disneyland doing family stuff, you still need a cigarette break — that’s just how it is, right?”
Yamaguchi, a smoker himself, said, “I really do feel sorry toward all the non-smokers out there,” but agreed with the listener that “it can’t be helped.”
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Breath, belongings, body — all of it.
I managed to.
Two years now.
Some of it smells like BO, doesn't it?
If the area isn't separated, just give up on it.
Also, public facilities should just ban smoking on the whole premises.
It's confusing too that VAPE, which doesn't even contain nicotine tar and is basically just flavoring, gets lumped into the same category.
Nicotine addiction is brutal.
Genuinely glad I quit about 10 years ago.
Back when I was quitting, I'd toss a whole carton in the trash and then dig it back out 30 minutes later.
But now, I wouldn't want a smoke even on my deathbed.
back when you could still smoke at your seat in pachinko parlors,
the guy next to me on IQOS smelled seriously awful.
If anything, its weird, distinct odor makes me feel sicker than regular cigarettes do.
Aren't they still bad for your health?
These days e-cigarettes don't smell as bad, and you don't have to worry about nicotine stains either.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
In Japan, products commonly called “e-cigarettes” actually fall into two distinct categories: nicotine-containing heated tobacco products (like IQOS or glo, which heat real tobacco leaf) and nicotine-free VAPE devices that heat a liquid. The two differ in both regulation and chemical makeup, but they’re routinely conflated in everyday conversation. Commenters picked up on this distinction, and much of the thread’s confusion stemmed from the fact that it was never clear which type Yamaguchi actually meant by “e-cigarette.” The debate mainly split over which smell was worse: some argued regular cigarettes have a harsh, burnt odor, while others countered that the sickly-sweet smell of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco is even more nauseating — with many pointing out that, to non-smokers, both are equally unpleasant. It was also notable that Yamaguchi’s stance — apologizing to non-smokers while still shrugging it off as “unavoidable” — drew both sympathy and pushback in roughly equal measure.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Sakanaction’s Ichiro Yamaguchi, a self-declared e-cigarette user, confesses the pain of it all: ‘Regular cigarettes really stink,’ ‘yet we get shut in the same smoking area together…’“
