ild ▁Se vens ▁re called ▁due ▁to ▁fault y ▁filter ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Japan ▁Tob acco ▁re called ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁M ild ▁Seven ▁brand ▁c igare tt es ▁sold ▁in ▁stores ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁neighbour ing ▁pre fect ures ▁because ▁of ▁fault y ▁filters . ▁ ▁Japan ▁Tob acco ▁said ▁ 1 4 , 5 0 0 ▁c igare tt es ▁would ▁be ▁re called , ▁including ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁fault y ▁ones , ▁which ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁ 2 2 5 ▁stores ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁pre fect ures ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁fault y ▁filters ▁of ▁the ▁c igare tt es ▁were ▁not ▁gl ued ▁on ▁properly ▁and ▁were ▁likely ▁to ▁come ▁off , ▁the ▁company ▁said . ▁▁ ▁Japan ▁Tob acco ▁planned ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁recall ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Wed nes day , ▁said ▁company ▁sp okes w oman ▁Sh oko ▁Ham am oto . ▁ ▁J TI ▁Korea ▁pays ▁Inst agram ▁users ▁to ▁promote ▁Me vi us ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁J TI ▁Korea ▁had ▁been ▁pay ing ▁Inst agram ▁users ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁follow ers ▁to ▁post ▁photos ▁of ▁its ▁Me vi us ▁brand ▁c igare tt es , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁document ▁obtained ▁by ▁The ▁Korea ▁Times . ▁ ▁In ▁return , ▁Inst agram ▁" infl uen cers ," ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁men ▁in ▁their