Japan city pleased with impact of 2-hour guideline on screen use

NAGOYA - A central Japan city that drew attention for urging residents to limit smartphone and game console use to two hours a day has found that about 5 percent of people who knew about the ordinance have reduced their usage, with its mayor declaring himself pleased that it has had at least some impact.

In a survey on the impact of the measure introduced by Toyoake in Aichi Prefecture last October, 86 of the 1,670 respondents who were aware of the ordinance, or 5.1 percent, said their usage time had decreased.