Social Network Moderation Policy

1.Overview

(1)The official social media accounts (hereinafter referred to as "the Accounts") of the Government of Japan are managed by the Public Relations Office, Cabinet Office (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”).
 
(2)The Accounts are intended to disseminate a wide range of information about Japan, from key policies of the Government of Japan to aspects of daily life and culture.
 

2.List of Official Social Media Accounts

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov
 
- X: https://x.com/JapanGov
 
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/japangov
 
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/pmojapan
 
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/
 

3. Comments Policy

(1)Responding to comments
In principle, the Accounts do not respond to replies or other forms of engagement from users.
 
(2)Deleting comments
The Office reserves the right to exercise its copyright over the Accounts, and for that purpose, to use the Accounts’ functions, to hide (in part or in full), delete or decline to display comments that are deemed to fall under any of the following conditions, without prior notice to users:
 
-Comments that violate, or may potentially violate laws or other regulations;
 
-Comments that violate public order or good morals;
 
- Comments that promote criminal acts;
 
-Comments that slander, defame, or damage the reputation or credibility of particular individuals, companies, organizations, or other entities;
 
-Comments that infringe on privacy, such as the disclosure or leakage of personal information without the consent of the individual concerned;
 
-Comments that breach third-party rights, including patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, and rights of publicity;
 
-Comments intended for commercial purposes;
 
-Comments that contain false information or information that significantly deviates from established facts;
 
-Comments that violate the terms of service of the relevant platform;
 
-Comments intended to harass or cause disruption to the Office;
 
-Comments that contain abusive, obscene, indecent, or offensive language, hate speech or links to websites with such content;
 
-Comments intended to redirect viewers to other websites or external sources without confirming their intent;

-Identical or similar comments posted repeatedly by the same user.
 
 
(3)Blocking users
The Office also reserves the right to block users who post comments that fall under the categories listed above. Users who violate this Policy may be blocked permanently.
 
 

4.Intellectual property rights

Intellectual property rights to photographs, illustrations, audio, video, text, and other content posted on the Accounts belong to the Office or the respective rights holders.
Users are permitted to use platform functions such as "Like" and "Share" in connection with posts on the Accounts. All content on the Accounts may be reused with appropriate attribution, unless otherwise explicitly marked "All Rights Reserved".
 
 

5.Disclaimer

- While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information posted on the Accounts, the Office shall not be liable for any acts performed by users using the information on the Accounts.
 
- The Office shall not be liable for any troubles or disputes arising in connection with the Accounts, whether between users or between users and third parties.
 
- Copyright and other intellectual property rights related to comments and other user-generated content shall remain with the respective users. However, by providing such content to the Accounts through comments or other forms of engagement, users are deemed to have granted the Office a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use the content and to have agreed not to exercise any copyright or other related rights against the Office.
 
-The Office shall not be held liable for any other damages resulting from or in connection with the Accounts.
 
 

6.Modification of the Social Media Policy

This Policy may be revised at any time, without prior notice.