Once smoker-friendly Japan got tess sympathetic totobacco lovers when a ban on lighting up in Tokyotaxis went into effect， part of a nationwide trend. Two Tokyotaxi groups instituted the ban out of concern over lawsuitsfrom drivers suffering the effects of second-hand smoke andin response to demands from passengers. \"There were lots ofComplaints from passengers about the smell，\" said TokyoTaxi Association spokesman Keiichi Sato.