The Japanese city of Toyoake will urge all smartphone users to limit their screen time to two hours a day under a proposed ordinance that carries no penalties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/society/japan-city-proposes-two-hour-daily-smartphone-limit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #smartphones #toyoake #aichi

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested 29 extradited Japanese nationals on suspicion of involvement in phone scams conducted from a northeastern Cambodian town. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/crime-legal/aichi-fraud-cambodia-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aichi #cambodia #fraud #japanesepolice

Growing concerns about heatstroke and aging pool facilities have driven many public junior high schools in Japan to abolish swimming lessons and turn to classroom lectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/japan-school-swimming-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #children #education #aichi #water

Police arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old woman, whose body was found in her apartment in the city of Toyoda, Aichi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-fatal-stabbing-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #aichi #japanesepolice

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested two elementary school teachers for allegedly taking "upskirt" photos of children and sharing them through a private social media group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/crime-legal/teachers-arrest-photos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools #children #aichi #socialmedia