Official ban of phones while walking

July 2, 2020

Kanagawa prefecture-People hired by the local city hall hold banners to inform others about a ban on using mobile phones while walking, at a train station in Yamato, Kanagawa prefecture on Wednesday, 1 July 2020.

The suburban city of Yamato on July 1 launched an official ban on a scene repeated the world over: pedestrians glued to their phones while walking -- a first in tech-crazy Japan. AFP-Jiji Press.