Disclaimer of the National Museum of Japanese History website

This is a statement of matters regarding the ownership of intellectual property rights related to the information on the website (hereafter referred to as "Rekihaku website") of the National Museum of Japanese History, a member of the National Institutes for the Humanities, an Inter-University Research Institute Corporation (hereafter referred to as "Rekihaku"), and Rekihaku's exemption from liability for the use thereof.

Ownership of intellectual property rights

The intellectual property rights to the information provided on the Rekihaku website and the software utilized for the provision of that information (the "Information and Software") belong to Rekihaku or to the person(s) who provided the Information and Software to Rekihaku.

Further, the intellectual property rights to the Information and Software on the Rekihaku website are protected under the Copyright Act of Japan and other applicable laws.

Except with the prior approval of Rekihaku and the providers of Information and Software to Rekihaku, users have no right to copy, make public, transmit, distribute, assign, rent, license, reprint or reuse all or any part of the Information and Software or the contents thereof.

Disclaimer of Liability

Rekihaku has taken various precautions with respect to the information on the Rekihaku website but does not warrant in any way the completeness, accuracy, usefulness, security and so on of its content. Furthermore, the information on this website is only a portion of the information about Rekihaku’s activities, and is not meant to include all such information. Please understand that Rekihaku will not be liable for any effects whatsoever that may stem from decisions made by or actions taken by users based on information on this website.

All the information on the Rekihaku website is current at the time it is posted and is not necessarily the latest information at the time when it is used by the user. All the information on the Rekihaku website is subject to change or deletion in name, content and so on, without prior notice. In addition, the URL of the Rekihaku website, including the top page, is subject to change without notice. Please understand that Rekihaku will not be liable for any damages to users or any inconveniences or other consequences whatsoever related to indicators of broken links or the like caused by changes or deletions of information on the Rekihaku website or changes in the Rekihaku website’s URL.

Rekihaku will not have any liability whatsoever for any damages incurred by users that are attributable to the suspension of services on the Rekihaku website due to site maintenance or a force majeure such as fire, power outage or other natural disaster, virus, or interference by a third party.

Rekihaku does not warrant the accuracy, legality, and so on of the information on any website that is linked to from the Rekihaku website (hereafter referred to as a "linked website"). If any problem should arise in connection with the use of any such linked website, the user is requested to deal with the matter on the user’s own responsibility.

Please direct inquiries about this page to:

General Affairs Division National Museum of Japanese History National Institutes for the Humanities 117 Jonai-cho Sakura-shi, Chiba, 285-8502 Japan Tel: 043-486-6471
Email: syomu@ml.rekihaku.ac.jp