Using the Site

If you want to link to something on our Site, please ask our permission to do so. However, the following types of sites will not be approved.

• Sites that may slander the business and/or services of the Company and tarnish our reputation.
• Sites containing content that offends public morals and decency.
• Sites containing illegal content or which are used for illegal activities, and sites suspected to have been used for illegal activities.

Note: Having links to our Site does not mean that the Company endorses the linked sites nor reflects any special relationship between the Company and the individual(s) or organization(s) that operate such sites.

The Company may request deletion of links, even after permission has been given, at our own discretion.

Please use the latest version of your browser to access the Site. Some older versions may not allow you to enjoy the full benefits of the Site.

The copyrights for the Site and all articles, photographs, illustrations, and/or other material (collectively, “Content”) posted on the Site belong to the Company and/or the provider of the Content. No one may reprint, reproduce, sell, or lease Content without permit from the Company, unless for personal use or if it is used in a way permitted under Japan’s Copyright Act. In cases where Content is provided by a third-party provider, the permission of the provider is also required.

Although the Site uses cookies, no information that identifies individuals is contained in those files. You can refuse those cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that you may not be able to see all of the Content on the Site if you refuse cookies.

Please see our privacy policy.

Although information regarding how and when the Site is accessed is recorded on the server, such information is, as a rule, used only for the purpose of analytics. However, in cases where judicial institutions (courts, etc.) or public administrative bodies (police, etc.) request via lawful procedure the submission of such information, the Company may disclose such information. We may also verify the browsing history concerning the Site as we deem necessary if we find that our terms of use for the Site have been violated.

Although the Company pays thorough attention in the preparation of Content before posting it, the Company and/or the provider(s) of Content shall take no responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy, relevance, and/or completeness of the information included in Content, nor for any damages attributable to such Content. Users of the Site are responsible for using the information on the Site at their own discretion. With regard to information on sites that are linked to our Site, the administrator of such linked sites is responsible for the information on such linked sites and all problems arising from the content of such linked sites, and not the Company or the provider(s) of Content for the Site.