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

<p>Draft ordinance in Toyoake has triggered a backlash from locals, with some calling it an attack on individual freedom</p><p>A town in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> is to urge all residents to restrict their smartphone use to two hours a day in an attempt to tackle online addiction and sleep deprivation.</p><p>Officials in Toyoake, Aichi prefecture, said the measure would target not only children but also adults, amid <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/18/teenagers-social-media-mobile-phones-video-games-mental-health">growing concern about the physical and psychological toll excessive smartphone use</a> is taking on people of all ages.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/28/japanese-town-toyoake-proposes-smartphone-limit-residents-two-hours-day">Continue reading...</a>