About This Site | Public Relations Office

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-TZ6VMB4W');</script>  <meta name="description" content="Government Public Relations Online delivers government policies and information you need to your daily life."> <meta name="keywords" content="about this site, Cabinet Office, government, government public relations, public hearing, portal, government agency, useful information, national life"> <meta property="og:title" content="About This Site | Public Relations Office - Government of Japan"> <meta property="og:type" content="article"> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.gov-online.go.jp/en/about/index.html"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.gov-online.go.jp/assets/images/common/ogp_en.webp"> <meta property="og:description" content="Government Public Relations Online delivers government policies and information you need to your daily life."> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Public Relations Office - Government of Japan"> <meta property="fb:admins" content="195539080543054"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@gov_online"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="About This Site | Public Relations Office - Government of Japan"> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.gov-online.go.jp/assets/images/common/ogp_en.webp"> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Government Public Relations Online delivers government policies and information you need to your daily life."> <meta name="twitter:url" content="https://www.gov-online.go.jp/en/about/index.html"> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="IiWYAN3q0hwGVlbj6MQzsRv1j49WaEOqMD9rynFBHLc"> <title>About This Site | Public Relations Office - Government of Japan</title> <script> const htmlElem = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0]; htmlElem.dataset.scriptEnabled = true; htmlElem.dataset.pageLoading = true; </script> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin=""> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="preload" as="style"> <link rel="preload" href="/css/style.css" as="style"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.gov-online.go.jp/en/about/"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/style.css"> <script src="/en/js/faciliti_loader.js" defer></script> </head> <body>  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-TZ6VMB4W" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <div class="p-skipLink" id="top"><a href="#main">Skip to Content</a> <div id="text_size_check"></div> </div> <div class="l-wrapper"> <header id="header"> <div class="l-header p-header"> <div class="p-header__inner"> <div class="p-header__logo"> <div class="p-header__logoInner"><a href="/en/"><img src="/images/logo_site_en.svg" alt="PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN" width="222" height="33" loading="eager"></a></div> </div> <div class="p-header__spMenu"> <button class="p-toggleSearch" type="button" id="toggle_search"><span class="p-toggleSearch__middle"><span class="p-toggleSearch__inner"><img class="p-toggleSearch__icon" src="/images/icon_search.svg" alt="" width="16" height="16" loading="eager"></span></span><span class="p-toggleSearch__text">SEARCH</span></button> <button class="p-toggleNav" type="button" id="toggle_gnav"><span class="p-toggleNav__middle"><span class="p-toggleNav__inner"></span></span><span class="p-toggleNav__text">MENU</span></button> </div> </div> <nav aria-label="Main Menu"> <div class="p-header__nav p-mainNavigation" id="navigation"> <ul class="p-mainNavigation__list"> <li class="p-mainNavigation__item -category"> <span>Category</span> <ul class="p-mainNavigation__childList p-categoryList"> <li class="p-categoryList__item"> <a class="p-categoryList__largeCategory" href="/en/press_conference/">Press Conference</a> <ul class="p-categoryList__smallCategoryList"> <li><a href="/en/press_conference/">Press Conference Home</a></li> <li><a href="/en/press_conference/prime_minister/">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/en/press_conference/chief_cabinet_secretary/">Chief Cabinet Secretary</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="p-categoryList__item"> <a class="p-categoryList__largeCategory" href="/en/topics/">Topics</a> <ul class="p-categoryList__smallCategoryList"> <li><a href="/en/topics/">Topics Home</a></li> <li><a href="/en/topics/abductions/">Abductions</a></li> <li><a href="/en/topics/tourism_culture/">Tourism & Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/en/topics/regional_rev/">Regional Revitalization</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="p-categoryList__item"> <a class="p-categoryList__largeCategory" href="/hlj/en/">HIGHLIGHTING Japan</a> <ul class="p-categoryList__smallCategoryList"> <li><a href="/hlj/en/">HIGHLIGHTING Japan Home</a></li> <li><a href="/hlj/en/videos/">HIGHLIGHTING Japan Videos</a></li> <li><a href="/hlj/zh/">HIGHLIGHTING Japan 中文目录</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="p-mainNavigation__item -imperialFamily"> <a href="/en/imperial_family_channel/">The Imperial Family Channel</a> </li> <li class="p-mainNavigation__item -about"><a href="/en/about/">About This Site</a></li> <li class="p-mainNavigation__item"><a href="/en/recommended_environment/">Recommended Environment</a></li> <li class="p-mainNavigation__item"><a href="/en/form/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li class="p-mainNavigation__item"><a href="/en/form/mailform/">Comments and Requests</a></li> </ul> <ul class="p-mainNavigation__sns"> <li><a href="/en/sns_policy/instagram/"><img src="/images/icon_instagram.png" alt="Public Relations Office - Government of Japan Instagram" width="30" height="30" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div> <div class="l-utility p-utility"> <form action="/en/search/result.html" method="get" class="p-utility__searchForm p-headerSearchForm"> <div class="p-headerSearchForm__content"> <label for="search_query">Site Search</label> <div class="p-headerSearchForm__inputs"> <input id="search_query" type="search" name="query" value=""> <input type="submit" value="Search"> </div> </div> </form> <ul class="p-utility__links"> <li class="p-utility__linkItem -lang"><a href="/" hreflang="ja">Japanese</a></li> <li class="p-utility__linkItem -faciliti"><button class="p-facilitiButton" type="button" data-faciliti-popin="FACIL'iti : Adapt the display"><img class="p-facilitiButton__icon" src="/images/icon_faciliti.png" alt="" width="20" height="20" loading="eager"><span class="p-facilitiButton__label">Accessibility</span></button></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="l-container"> <main id="main"> <div class="p-contentHeader"> <div class="c-content"> <nav class="c-breadcrumb -pc" aria-label="Current Location"> <ol class="c-breadcrumb__lists"> <li class="c-breadcrumb__listItem"><a href="/en/">HOME</a></li> <li class="c-breadcrumb__listItem"><span aria-current="page">About This Site</span></li> </ol> </nav> <h1 class="p-contentHeader__title -titleOnly">About This Site</h1> </div> </div> <div class="p-pageStage"> <div class="c-content"> <div class="p-noneArticleContent"> <p>“Government Public Relations Online” delivers government policies and information you need to your daily life. <br>With the motto "Making Tomorrow's Life Easy to Understand," we provide articles and videos in a comprehensible manner, focusing on topics relevant to your daily life from government initiatives.</p> <div class="p-aboutImage01"><img src="/images/about/fig_index_01.webp" alt="" width="884" height="194"></div> <section class="p-aboutSection"> <h2 class="p-aboutHeading">Regarding the use of Government Public Relations Online</h2> <p>Government Public Relations Online is operated by Public Relations Office, Minister's Secretariat of the Cabinet Office (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”). Please be aware of the following points before using this website.</p> <h3>Functions for “Adding Hiragana” and “Plain Japanese”</h3> <p>We have included features such as “Adding Hiragana” and “Plain Japanese” at the top of the Japanese page to make the information available via the website (hereinafter referred to as “Content”) more readable and understandable to foreigners and others. By pressing the respective buttons, you can add furigana to the kanji on the displayed page or convert it to plain Japanese.</p> <p>Note: Since it is automatically converted by a machine, there may be instances of incorrect conversion, especially for place names and personal names.</p> <h3>Functions of Web Accessibility Browsing Assistance Tool “FACIL’iti”</h3> <p>As part of our initiative to enhance web accessibility, we have introduced <a href="/en/Browsing_Assistance_Tool.html">web accessibility browsing assistance tool</a>.</p> <h3>Use of Content</h3> <p>For information on links to this website, reproduction, public transmission and adaptation through translation or other modifications, etc., please refer to our <a href="/en/tos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Copyright Information</a>.</p> <h3>Accuracy of Content</h3> <p>The Office takes every possible care to ensure the accuracy of information contained in this website. However, the Office shall not assume responsibility for any consequences whatsoever that may result from actions taken by users based on the information on this website.</p> <h3>Cessation of Website Services</h3> <p>The Office shall not be responsible to users for any damages arising from a cessation of service due to maintenance of the website or a force majeure such as fire, power outage or other natural disasters, virus, or interference by a third party.</p> <h3>Other</h3> <p>Content on the website is accurate as of the time of creation and may be subject to change or deletion without prior notice.</p> </section> <section id="public relations and hearings" class="p-aboutSection"> <h2 class="p-aboutHeading">About the Government Public Relations and Public Hearing</h2> <div class="p-aboutLayout -diagram"> <div class="p-aboutLayout__image"><img src="/images/en/about/fig_about_en.webp" alt="" width="440" height="238"></div> <div class="p-aboutLayout__text"> <h3>Connecting Citizens and the Government:</h3> <p>The Public Relations Office, Minister's Secretariat of the Cabinet Office conducts both "public relations" activities to communicate important national policies to the citizens and "public hearing" activities to hear the public's voices regarding the nation's policies. These activities are all aimed at bridging the citizens and the government.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section id="logo" class="p-aboutSection"> <h2 class="p-aboutHeading">About the Government Public Relations Logo Mark:</h2> <div class="p-aboutLayout -logo"> <div class="p-aboutLayout__image"><img src="/images/logo_public_relations.svg" alt="" width="100" height="114"></div> <div class="p-aboutLayout__text"> <p>This Logo Mark represents the Government Public Relations. Designed with the theme "Vitality for the 21st Century," it features newly sprouted twin leaves. <br>This Logo Mark is displayed on all visual media that engage in Government Public Relations activities, such as advertisements in newspapers and magazines, publications, television programs, spot commercials, videos, websites, and internet advertising, all produced by the Public Relations Office, Minister's Secretariat of Cabinet Office. <br>Please note that, in principle, third parties cannot use the Government Public Relations Logo Mark without permission from the Public Relations Office.</p> <p class="p-aboutLayout__note">Note: The term "Government Public Relations" refer to the public relations and public hearing activities conducted by the Public Relations Office, Minister's Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. Public relations carried out individually by various ministries and agencies are distinct from “Government Public Relations."</p> <p class="p-aboutLayout__note"> </p> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="c-breadcrumb -sp" aria-label="Current Location"> <ol class="c-breadcrumb__lists"> <li class="c-breadcrumb__listItem"><a href="/en/">HOME</a></li> <li class="c-breadcrumb__listItem"><span aria-current="page">About This Site</span></li> </ol> </nav> <div class="c-content"> <section> <h2 class="p-homeHeading02">Links</h2> <ul class="p-relatedSites"> <li class="p-relatedSites__item"><a class="p-relatedSites__link" href="https://japan.kantei.go.jp/" target="_blank"><img src="/images/logo_kantei_en.webp" alt="Prime Minister's Office of Japan" width="210" height="34" loading="lazy"><img class="p-relatedSites__icon -window" src="/images/icon_window.svg" alt="Open a new window" width="14" height="12" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li class="p-relatedSites__item"><a class="p-relatedSites__link" href="https://www.japan.go.jp/" target="_blank"><img src="/images/logo_japangov_en.webp" alt="JAPAN GOV THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN" width="170" height="28" loading="lazy"><img class="p-relatedSites__icon -window" src="/images/icon_window.svg" alt="Open a new window" width="14" height="12" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </section> </div>  <svg aria-hidden="true" class="c-svgDefs" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <defs> <symbol id="icon_more" viewBox="0 0 30 30"> <clipPath id="a"><path d="m0 0h12v12h-12z"/></clipPath><rect fill="currentColor" height="30" rx="15" width="30"/><g clip-path="url(#a)" transform="translate(9 9)"><path d="m11.019 5.043h-4.111v-4.112a.932.932 0 1 0 -1.864 0v4.112h-4.112a.932.932 0 0 0 0 1.864h4.112v4.112a.932.932 0 0 0 1.864 0v-4.112h4.112a.932.932 0 1 0 0-1.864" fill="#fff" transform="translate(0 .001)"/></g> </symbol> </defs> </svg> </main> <footer> <div class="l-footer p-footer"> <div class="p-footer__inner"> <div class="p-footer__operator p-operator"> <div class="p-operator__siteName"><img src="/images/logo_site_en.svg" alt="PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN" width="239" height="36" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="p-operator__contact">Public Relations Office, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan<br>1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100‐8914, Japan<br>TEL. ＋81‐3‐5253‐2111</div> </div> <div class="p-footer__column"> <ul class="p-footer__pageList"> <li class="-about"><a href="/en/about/">About This Site</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/en/tos/">Copyright Information</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/en/form/mailform/">Comments and Requests</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/en/links/">Links to Ministries</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/en/sitemap/">Site Map</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/en/form/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/en/recommended_environment/">Recommended Environment</a></li> </ul> <ul class="p-footer__sns"> <li><a href="/en/sns_policy/instagram/"><img src="/images/icon_instagram.png" alt="Public Relations Office - Government of Japan Instagram" width="30" height="30" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> <div class="p-footerContents__column"> <div class="p-jasrac"> <div class="p-jasrac__innner"><img src="/images/logo_jasrac.webp" alt="Licensed by JASRAC"><br>JASRAC許諾<br>第J240340851号</div> </div> </div> <div class="p-footer__copyright" lang="en"><small>©2009 Cabinet Office, Government of Japan</small></div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <dialog class="c-modal p-modal p-toExternalSite" id="modal-to-extarnal-site"> <div class="c-modal__inner"> <p class="p-toExternalSite__label">You will be redirected to an external website. Would you like to proceed?<br>If you wish to continue, please click the link below.</p> <dl class="p-targetLink"> <dt class="p-targetLink__label"></dt> <dd><a class="p-targetLink__url -no-middle-page" href="#modal-to-extarnal-site" target="_blank">Link</a></dd> </dl> <dl class="p-areaGray"> <dt>Please Note:</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>The linked website is distinct from the website of the Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Office.</li> <li>The URL of the website mentioned in this notice is as of <span class="c-modal__lastUpdate">November 21, 2023</span>.</li> <li>The website's URL may be discontinued or changed. Please verify the latest URL on your own.</li> </ul> </dd> </dl> <button class="c-modal__closeButton" type="button" data-modal-close-button><img src="/images/icon_close.svg" alt="Close dialog" width="16" height="16" loading="lazy"></button> <button class="c-actionButton p-actionButton -white -no-arrow" type="button" data-modal-close-button>Close</button> </div> </dialog> </div> <div class="p-pageTop"><a href="#top"><img src="/images/btn_top.svg" alt="Top" width="44" height="44" loading="eager"></a></div> </div> <script src="/js/main.js"></script>  <script> var _uic = _uic ||{}; var _uih = _uih ||{};_uih['id'] = 55652; _uih['lg_id'] = ''; _uih['fb_id'] = ''; _uih['tw_id'] = ''; _uih['uigr_1'] = ''; _uih['uigr_2'] = ''; _uih['uigr_3'] = ''; _uih['uigr_4'] = ''; _uih['uigr_5'] = ''; _uih['uigr_6'] = ''; _uih['uigr_7'] = ''; _uih['uigr_8'] = ''; _uih['uigr_9'] = ''; _uih['uigr_10'] = ''; _uic['security_type'] = 1; /* DO NOT ALTER BELOW THIS LINE */ (function() { var bi = document.createElement('script');bi.type = 'text/javascript'; bi.async = true; bi.src = '//cs.nakanohito.jp/b3/bi.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(bi, s); })(); </script>  </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

About This Site | Public Relations Office - Government of Japan