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[Theorof]

The local government is reaching too far. They have no right to interfere with how parents raise their children. It would be fine to create some recommendations or suggested guidelines, but not a law. There is absolutely a way to find out how much a game or smartphone is being used, so if they do decide to enforce it with a penalty, it opens the door to many other things that intrude on people's privacy.

[deanmcintyre]

I have to disagree with you that the use of smart phones and touch pads aren't drugs. They are very similar.
The idea behind this law is actually really good, have you ever looked around and seen everyone just glued to their screens? Me, right now!
Tech companies have figured out how to make this stuff as addictive as some hard drugs. Lights and sounds manipulate your nervous system, like with pachinko in Japan or the Video Lottery Terminals in America
I gotta back the local govt on this one!

[PhilHug]

Shogo, correct me if I'm wrong but the subtext I got from your video is this: conformity in a lot of cases is ironically enforced by those who dont like said conformity because the temptation to feel superior to rule breakers outweighs the hate for the rule itself.

[LaNoir.]

90 minutes is strict, but not without reason, as long as kids get offered an alternative, like books/manga or a sports club. I'd say 2-3 hours are still within a good range, considering there's a lot of media to consume from, and even reading has become something you do with your phone. Even schools now offer tablets for learning, so should kids leave their classes after an hour? The main problem with rules likes those are that they aren't thought-through and don't leave space for negotiation, while being so impossible to be enforced that no one will act by them. A phone is something every kid should carry around for emergency cases, and internet is a part of them nowadays. Paren't can't keep track all the time of what their kids are doing, and spyware is a huge boundary break.

[Overcrook]

It's probably true that the usage of digital screen media often has negative and sometimes irreversible effects, especially in children whose brain development is not yet complete. Much better than prohibition would be to motivate them to develop fun in analogue activities. But that's not always easy because the digital world is made to create dopamine fireworks in the brain with minimal effort.

[MogoFromHell]

If anything 9 pm is way too late.

And yeah it is like drugs, the neurological implications on using smartphones and video games are very much serious.

[thejadeemperor]

Japan is an awesome country but even still makes these crazy laws...but still its awesome that you are doing something about that and talk about these topics.. really look forward to your videos and the information it brings!

[FQuainton]

Thank you for talking about this.
While it is a very intrusive law, it seems to come from a place of caring for society.
Something that the people who say ignore the law don't realize is that ignoring it will not make it go away. I learned in a criminal justice class that the average American commits 5 felonies per day, 10 if they are driving. If the recommended dose for aspirin is 2 tablets every 4 hours and a person takes 3, they have just committed a drug related crime, making it a drug related felony.

This mentality is what probably evolved from the social culture during the "Peaceful" Edo period.
It truly is a shame that people from japan, even though you all know this law is dumb and should actually not exist (due to it restricting personal freedom), still abide by this law and do not speak out against it and try to hold the government accountable for making a law that indeed restricts the personal freedom.

This should be more like a guideline for parenting (at least for parents who have children of a young age) not a law that EVERYONE has to abide by. And it should not be punished by fines or even jail time for disobeying it.

Yes, it is positive to have your children go outside and socialize with real life people. Yes, it is good to go outside in general. But a phone and a videogame is more than just something one can get addicted too. It's not a drug.
A phone nowadays is pretty much a basic need, because you can do pretty much anything you need on it: It's still the most useful medium to stay in contact with people. It can even help strengthen friendships that you make irl.
Videogames are ways to distract from the chaos and pain and stress of every day life. Without them, many of us would be unable to go through life the way we do. Sure, setting a limit for how much to play is a good thing. But to be restricted by a LAW, is going too far.

So honestly: I can both understand what the law is trying to do. But I can not understand why it HAS to be a LAW in the first place. It shouldn't have to be, nor should it be. Unless this is what the Japanese Government thinks it had to do, because people wouldn't listen nor do it otherwise? =/c

[tomislavnagy]

I had a Terrible Childhood, and thats why I'm more Sensitive when Children are in Question then other People!
I agree with the Local Governament in this Question!
Once I have Children they will have no Access TV, Smartphones, Tablets or Computers until they turn at least 18 Years.
Screens can Deffinatly Influence the Brains of Children in Negative Ways!