It was tobacco that saved the Tokyo Olympics. During the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, funds for the event were not as expected, and a shortage was predicted. As a last resort, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) decided to sell Tokyo Olympics commemorative cigarettes and donate a portion of the proceeds to charity. The brand, named Olympias, contained 10 cigarettes in a pack and cost 60 yen. 10 yen was donated to the Olympics. A relationship between sports and tobacco that is unthinkable today. At the time, the Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation sold cigarettes. At the same time, a commemorative brand called Tokyo 64 was also sold. This brand contained 20 cigarettes in a pack and cost 100 yen.
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