JapanCountry.com

Inlingua Singapore
Full and part time courses for Japanese (among other languages) at two locations in Singapore.
web.singnet.com.sg/

Study of Smoking Ban in Restaurants
Research finds that New York City's smoking ban has not hurt business.
www.gasp.org/

No Change in Tourism after Restaurants go Smokefree
Debunking tobacco industry arguments, economic analysis shows that in fact smokefree laws do not hurt tourist business, and may even increase business.
jama.ama-assn.org/

Non-Smoking Restaurants in Paris, in France and in the World
From the French Non-Smokers' Rights Association, Droit à l'air pur.
www.droit-air-pur.com/

Restaurants Not Hurt by Smoking Ban, Study Finds
Erie County's law prohibiting smoking in restaurants has not hurt business in the restaurant industry, a recent study finds.
www.buffalonews.com/

Massachusetts Report on Economic Effect of Restaurants Going SmokeFree
Summarizes a report on the economic effects of restaurant smoking restrictions on restaurant business in Massachusetts. Concludes it did not lead to a decrease in business.
www.mass.gov/

Restaurants and Bars that go Cigarette-free Often Prosper
Restaurant owner writes that when his restaurant went smokefree, business did not suffer, and this is the trend.
pqasb.pqarchiver.com/

Restaurants Mark One Year Smoke-free
News article on the one-year anniversary of restaurants going smoke-free in Springfield, Massachusetts reports that fears of lost business "have disappeared along with the smoke".
www.masslive.com/

Japanese Studies Society
Japanese Studies Society is a student organization with a annual membership of around 250. The site has a nice up to date introduction of all things Japanese, and a little section on their upcoming events and homestays.
www.jss.org.sg/

Coffee-Houses of Old London
An illustrated history from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. Shelley (1909) on the 17th and 18th-century coffee-houses patronised by London's elite.
www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/