Hope (cigarette)

Hope

A Japanese pack of Hope cigarettes, with a text warning displayed
Product type	Cigarette
Owner	Japan Tobacco (Japan) PMFTC Inc. {Philippines)
Introduced	1957

Hope is a cigarette brand owned by Japan Tobacco. In the Philippines, the Hope brand is owned by PMFTC, Inc. and is unrelated to the Hope brand owned by Japan Tobacco.

Hope is the first filtered cigarette in Japan. It was introduced in 1957. It is the counterpart to Peace cigarettes.

In the Philippines, Hope is a brand owned by Fortune Tobacco Corporation and is currently manufactured and distributed by PMFTC, Inc. Although the Hope brand typeface may be the similar to the Japan Tobacco version, the Philippine version is unrelated. It sold only as a mentholated cigarette in 100-mm and 85-mm sticks. It is labelled with the word "Luxury" beneath the Hope brand name.