And yet, compared with the British “Office,” it is a model of restraint. By Margaret Lyons Robert Webb, left, and Jeremy Swift in a scene from the short-lived comedy “The Smoking Room.” ...

Keeping the office ticking over are Clint (Fraser ... accommodate such leisurely pace that we create a room for nothing but sitting and smoking is almost absurd now. Or it's just a filthy ...

As The New York Times explained in 2007, this ban did not affect smoking in a Representative's office, but did affect a classically smoke-filled room known as the Speaker's Lobby. Lawmakers can ...

Operational costs for the smoking rooms are covered by proceeds from vending ... “costs for pollution control.” The Chiyoda Ward office provides up to 7 million yen in subsidies to support ...