How Did WWII Japan Get Tobacco?

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4:26p, 12/11/22

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My google skills have failed me. But it would seem to me getting tobacco in qty in WWII would have been very difficult quickly for Japan.

Related and what made me think of the question.

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4:33p, 12/11/22

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And supposedly Imperial Japan was spiking cigarettes for the Chinese market with Opium

Google sources say this wasn't true but the researcher in the video says otherwise. I don't know but would not find it surprising.

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4:36p, 12/11/22

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Just a guess; but Indonesia has been one of the largest tobacco growers from the 1600's to today.

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In reply to 87Flyfisher • 5:12p, 12/11/22

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Not to mention parts of China

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5:26p, 12/11/22

I'm sure some of the production numbers and rankings have changed, but this gives you a broader idea of which countries produce tabacco in quantity.

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In reply to p_bubel • 5:29p, 12/11/22

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p_bubel said:
I'm sure some of the production numbers and rankings have changed, but this gives you a broader idea of which countries produce tabacco in quantity.

I had no idea China produced any tobacco.

That's probably the primary answer for my question.

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In reply to Madman • 2:40p, 12/22/22

Madman said:
p_bubel said:
I'm sure some of the production numbers and rankings have changed, but this gives you a broader idea of which countries produce tabacco in quantity.
I had no idea China produced any tobacco.

That's probably the primary answer for my question.

Used be able to buy Chinese Marlboros by the truckload in Manhattan back in the day. Counterfeit Chinese cigs used to be a pretty big deal.