Mobile phone related injuries are becoming a problem in Japan

We all know the perils of using your phone while driving, whether it be to check your maps, texting, or talking. However it seems that phone-related injuries while walking are on the rise too, at least according to the Tokyo Fire Department who has recently revealed that there have been 36 phone-related injuries in 2013, an increase over the 23 injuries reported back in 2010. According to the report from Yahoo Japan, it is suspected that our phones are the culprit in these accidents.