Teenagers of Japanese Kagawa may be banned from playing on smartphones for longer than an hour a day
Japan can follow the example of China and South Korea. For teenagers living in Kagawa Prefecture, a daily limit on the use of smartphones may be introduced. Including for mobile games.
Kagawa authorities will consider the relevant bill by April, according to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad. If the law is passed, gaming companies will be required to introduce the following restrictions in the smallest prefecture of Japan:
- on weekdays, persons under the age of 18 will be allowed 1 hour of play per day;
- on weekends and holidays — an hour and a half;
- elementary school students will not be able to log in to the game after 21:00. Senior classes — after 22:00, writes NKN World-Japan.
It is noted that it will be possible to use the smartphone for more than an hour a day only for educational purposes. At the same time, the bill does not mention the amount of the fine for violating the rules.
According to Ahmad, it will be possible to monitor compliance with the law thanks to the identity identification system. Real names are registered in it and the identities of the players are checked against them. A similar system is already operating in China.
We add that the bill is aimed at combating gambling and Internet addiction among young people. A similar reason was used in South Korea and China, introducing restrictions on playing time. China’s Tencent went even further: it banned children under the age of 16 from registering in its games without parental permission.
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