If passed into law, the measures will become active from 1 July
The UK Independent reports
Pedestrians could be banned from looking at their phones while walking under new laws being proposed by a city in Japan.
Politicians in Yamato, about 25 miles southwest of Tokyo, have put forward a bill that could make it illegal for people to gaze at their devices while walking.
The bill was submitted to the city’s assembly on 1 June. If passed, the law would come into effect from 1 July.
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