In January 2009, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology issued a notice to schools across the country requesting that elementary and junior high schools ban cellphones on the premises, and that high schools set usage restrictions or prohibition. In March 2014, officials in Kariya in Aichi Prefecture announced a smartphone curfew of 9 p.m. for children, and requested the cooperation of parents. The pros and cons of kids owning smartphonesby
Akky Akimoto, The Japan Times, 12 July 2014
Smartphones are everywhere now, and their diffusion has spread from adults to students in high school, then junior high and now even elementary school. The trend has led to the question: When and how should kids use smartphones?
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