Japan city proposes two hour limit on smartphone use

A city in Japan proposed a two -hour border for smartphone use.

Located in Aichi Province, Toyoake is thinking of a regulation that will encourage people to spend only a few hours of screen time on their devices, outside or school.

Although it is said that in a draft, people will not face the punishment of passing over the threshold, the limit will be proposed for all residents.

According to Toyoake Mayor Masafumi Koki, the proposal is evaluated to prevent excessive use of devices that cause physical and mental health problems, including sleep problems.

In addition, the proposal, primary school students not to use their smartphones after 9 o’clock, secondary school and elderly people wanted to stop using their devices after 22 o’clock.

According to the Children and Families Agency, young people in Japan have a little more than five hours a day during the week.

After the reaction of social media users, the mayor announced that the border will not be compulsory.

He still insisted on “acknowledging that smartphones are useful and indispensable in daily life.”

The regulation will be evaluated next week and if the offer passes, the bid will enter into force in October 2025.