Kids Web Japan

Kids Web Japan is a website that introduces Japan to schoolchildren aged between 10 and 14 who live in other countries. We would be delighted if this site was used as a supplementary source of information for school lessons on Japan or by families to learn about Japan together. (But please do not copy Kids Web content on to other Internet sites.) For ideas on topics to use when teaching children about Japan, please go to our User Guide.

Kids Web Japan is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and operated by a Japanese nongovernmental organization.

Editorial work by Japan Echo Inc.

Illustrations by Yamada Chitose

Copyright Notice

The copyright for all the articles, photographs, drawings, games, and video clips on Kids Web Japan belongs to Kids Web Japan, unless otherwise stated. The reuse of Kids Web Japan content for purposes other than those described below requires permission from the copyright holder.

• Private use or use within a household in pursuit of a personal interest.
• Use as classroom material for lessons in elementary, middle, and high schools or their equivalents.

For example, posting a Kids Web Japan article or picture on your personal web page does not qualify as "private use," because the page could easily be seen by people around the world on the Internet.

If you wish to reuse Kids Web Japan material for purposes other than these, please send a request by e-mail to kidsweb@web-japan.org, stating your name/the name of your organization, your country, address, e-mail address, the section(s) you wish to use, and details of how, when, and for how long you wish to use the material.

Linking Policy

If you wish to link to Kids Web Japan, please send an e-mail to kidsweb@web-japan.org, stating your name, country, the URL and a brief description of your website, details of when and for how long the link will be posted, and a contact e-mail address. In principle, always link to http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html, stating clearly that the link is to the Kids Web Japan homepage. Requests from sites whose contents are not in keeping with the tone of Kids Web Japan may be refused. Kids Web Japan cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred by linking to this website.

Browsers

The appearance and controls of this website may vary depending on your browser.

Printing

Pages printed from this website may look different from the pages displayed on your computer screen, depending on your browser, operating system, and printer settings. If the background does not appear on a printed page, please go to your browser’s preferences and turn on the “print background colors and images” setting.

Japanese Names

Since October 9, 2003, Japanese names in Kids Web Japan have been written in their original order: surname first.