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Japan Mayor Urges Limit on Daily Smartphone Use

9/30/2025

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In Toyoake, Japan, Mayor Masafumi Koki introduced an ordinance urging residents to limit smartphone use to two hours daily.
The guideline aims to promote better sleep and family relationships and is framed as guidance, not enforcement.
It sets no penalties, urges leisure time limits: after 9 PM for primary students and after 10 PM for older students, drawing mixed reactions.

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Story summary

In Toyoake, Japan, Mayor Masafumi Koki introduced an ordinance urging residents to limit smartphone use to two hours daily.
The guideline aims to promote better sleep and family relationships and is framed as guidance, not enforcement.
It sets no penalties, urges leisure time limits: after 9 PM for primary students and after 10 PM for older students, drawing mixed reactions.