Smokeless Tobacco in Japan

August 2016 | 21 pages | ID: S9D06F34F09EN
Euromonitor International Ltd

Abstracts

Smokeless tobacco remained a niche in Japan in 2015, with there being only one brand available, namely Zero Style from Japan Tobacco Inc. The only form of smokeless tobacco available was Swedish-style snus, which registered retail volume growth of 12%. Zero Style was launched in 2013, with some consumers having come to increasingly appreciate its uniqueness, especially in terms of lack of smell.

Euromonitor International's Smokeless Tobacco in Japan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2011-2015, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2020 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Chewing Tobacco, Snuff.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

• Get a detailed picture of the Smokeless Tobacco market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Contents

Headlines
Trends
Taxation and Pricing
Duty Paid Packet Marks
Taxation Rates
Competitive Landscape
New Product Developments
Distribution
Category Data
  Table 1 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2010-2015
  Table 2 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Value 2010-2015
  Table 3 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2015
  Table 4 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2015
  Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2011-2015
  Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2012-2015
  Table 7 Distribution of Smokless Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2010-2015
  Table 8 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2015-2020
  Table 9 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Value 2015-2020
  Table 10 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020
  Table 11 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
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Strategic Direction
Key Facts
  Summary 1 Japan Tobacco Inc: Key Facts
  Summary 2 Japan Tobacco Inc: Operational Indicators
Production
Competitive Positioning
  Summary 3 Japan Tobacco Inc: Competitive Position 2015
Executive Summary
Japan's Tobacco Market Registers A Further Moderate Volume Decline in 2015
Flavour Drives Product Innovation in Cigarettes
2015 Witnesses the Real Birth of Vapour Products
Convenience Stores Remains the Largest Distribution Channel for Cigarettes
Cigarette Sales To Continue To Decline While Vapour Products Will Gain Further Ground
Operating Environment
Legislation
  Summary 4 Legislation   Summary at a Glance
Country-specific Legislation
Minimum Legal Smoking Age
Smoking Prevalence
Tar Levels
Health Warnings
Plain Packaging
Advertising and Sponsorship
Point-of-sale Display Bans
Smoking in Public Places
Low Ignition Propensity (lip) Cigarette Regulation
Flavoured Tobacco Product Ban
'reduced Harm'
Electronic Cigarettes
Litigation
Death by Cause
  Table 12 Death by Cause 2011-2015
Production/imports/exports
  Table 13 Trade Statistics: Tobacco Leaf 2010-2015
Market Indicators
  Table 14 Illicit Trade Estimate of Cigarettes: Volume 2010-2015
  Table 15 Smoking Prevalence in Adult Population 2010-2015
  Table 16 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2010-2015
Market Data
  Table 17 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2010-2015
  Table 18 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2010-2015
  Table 19 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2010-2015
  Table 20 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2010-2015
  Table 21 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2015-2020
  Table 22 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2015-2020
  Table 23 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2015-2020
  Table 24 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Sources
  Summary 5 Research Sources