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Toyoake Limits Smartphone Use to Two Hours Daily

9/24/2025

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The Toyoake city council enacted an ordinance limiting recreational smartphone use to two hours per day.
The measure aims to improve sleep, especially for students returning to school.
Toyoake, about 70,000 in the Nagoya megalopolis, plans a resident survey on the ordinance and digital issues, while clarifying the limit does not reduce use.

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Story summary

The Toyoake city council enacted an ordinance limiting recreational smartphone use to two hours per day.
The measure aims to improve sleep, especially for students returning to school.
Toyoake, about 70,000 in the Nagoya megalopolis, plans a resident survey on the ordinance and digital issues, while clarifying the limit does not reduce use.