Staff at the Japanese brokerage have received a memo telling them that they should not smoke during working hours, even if they are working from home.
Nomura also says it will close all smoking rooms in its premises by the end of the year, and asks staff to stay away from offices for 45 minutes after having a smoke, in order to protect other employees.
One of the oddities for the smoker in Japan is that the habit is treated in the opposite way to most other countries.
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