Japanese city bans using smartphones while walking(1/4)

Multiple banners installed by the city hall to inform pedestrians about the ban on using a mobile phone while walking are seen in Yamato, Kanagawa prefecture, July 1, 2020. Japan's Yamato City imposed Japan's first ban on pedestrians from using smartphones while walking around the neighborhood's public roads, squares and parks. (Photo/Agencies)

Multiple banners installed by the city hall to inform pedestrians about the ban on using a mobile phone while walking are seen in Yamato, Kanagawa prefecture, July 1, 2020. Japan's Yamato City imposed Japan's first ban on pedestrians from using smartphones while walking around the neighborhood's public roads, squares and parks. (Photo/Agencies)

Multiple banners installed by the city hall to inform pedestrians about the ban on using a mobile phone while walking are seen in Yamato, Kanagawa prefecture, July 1, 2020. Japan's Yamato City imposed Japan's first ban on pedestrians from using smartphones while walking around the neighborhood's public roads, squares and parks. (Photo/Agencies)

Multiple banners installed by the city hall to inform pedestrians about the ban on using a mobile phone while walking are seen in Yamato, Kanagawa prefecture, July 1, 2020. Japan's Yamato City imposed Japan's first ban on pedestrians from using smartphones while walking around the neighborhood's public roads, squares and parks. (Photo/Agencies)