noun
Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors
A specific Japanese law prohibiting smoking by persons under 20 years of age. Used in legal and formal contexts.
未成年者喫煙禁止法は、二十歳未満の者の喫煙を禁止している。
The Act on Prohibition of Smoking by Minors prohibits smoking by persons under 20 years of age.
Compound of 未成年者 (minor), 喫煙 (smoking), 禁止 (prohibition), and 法 (law). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the name is a straightforward legal designation.