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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use to two hours a day

A city in central Japan is proposing to limit smartphone use to two hours a day, in what is believed to be the first ordinance of its kind in the country.

Toyoake, a municipality in Aichi Prefecture, submitted the bill to its local assembly this week. The draft measure encourages families to discuss how much time they spend on devices and to set evening cut-offs, with suggested limits of 9pm for primary school children and 10pm for older students and adults.

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