Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE:2914) announces a new operating model to further strengthen the competitiveness and profitability of its tobacco business. The changes include the consolidation of the Company’s current international and Japanese-domestic tobacco businesses into one tobacco business, as well as the optimization of its operations in the Japanese market. These new initiatives will firmly position the JT Group (JTG) to best address the changes in its operating environment in order to achieve long-term profitability and sustainable growth.