‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use

After a Japanese town proposed a two-hour daily limit on smartphone use, gen Zers have been sharing what they’ve learned from attempting to adhere to the strict guidelines. Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images

Despite working full-time for a company in Tokyo, Shoki Moriyama manages to eke out eight hours a day to devote to his smartphone.

“I need my phone to navigate my way through the information wars,” says Moriyama, who at 25 is part of a generation that can’t imagine life without scrolling through news and social media, messaging apps and off-the-wall video clips.