The Japanese city suggests a daily limit for two hours on smartphones for the whole population
The central Japanese city wants to limit the use of a smartphone for all its population of 69,000 to two hours a day, in a move that sparked an intense discussion about the device’s addiction.
This proposal, which is believed to be the first of its kind in Japan, is currently discussing by lawmakers after it was presented by the Toyuk municipal government in Aishi earlier this week.
Toyuk mayor said that the proposal – which applies only outside work and study – will not be accurately implemented, but was supposed to “encourage” the population to better manage their screen time.
There will be no penalties for breaking the base, which will be approved in October if the lawmakers agree to it.
“The two hours … are just guidelines … to encourage citizens,” Mayer Massavomi Cookie mayor said in a statement.
He said: “This does not mean that the city will fall short of the rights of its residents or impose duties.”
“Instead, I hope this is an opportunity for every family to think and discuss the time you spend on smartphones as well as the time to use devices.”
He added that the use of smartphones during non -left activities, such as watching videos while cooking or exercising, learning online and practicing the e -sports championship, will not be calculated in two directions.
Koki said that he admitted that smartphones were “useful and indispensable in daily life,” but he pointed out that some students were missing to school because they refused to leave the house without their phones.
The mayor said that adults were also sacrificing sleep or time with families so that they could continue to pass their phones and tablets.
More than 120 residents of the local city authorities summoned and sent them by email during the consultation period, according to Mainichi from the Japanese news port, with the majority (80 %) is not happy with the proposal. Some, however, showed support for the draft law.
The proposal indicates that primary school students must stop using devices by 21:00, while students and older adults must stop by 22:00.
Many have moved to social media to broadcast their grievances about the proposal, as one of the users said, “It is not possible to read a book or watch a movie” within two hours, according to the Japan Times.