An ordinance limiting screen time for residents of Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is making it one of the first cities in the nation to have the government try to get its citizens to put down their phones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/toyoake-screen-time-limit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #phones #toyoake #socialmedia #health #children

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