Overview of How to Post Content
The User who wishes to contribute to the Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Submitter") may request to the Service's editorial team to submit the User's content such as images, videos, and comments in accordance with the rules of the Terms of Use.
Submittable Topics and the Form to Submit Content
The topics to be handled in the submission are mainly related to the following. Depending on the topic, the Company will prepare a submission form. The Service's editorial team will add, update, delete, or reinstate topics that are available for submission, as appropriate and necessary, taking into consideration the relationship with already posted content, the number of submissions received, and other factors. The latest available topics for submission can always be viewed on the content's creation page. The Submitter is requested to follow the instructions on the submission page:
Sightseeing and shopping spots, restaurants and cafes, local tours, experiences and activities, events and conventions, and other city walks
Accommodations such as hotels and inns
Airplanes
Other Vehicles such as trains, buses, rental cars, cabs, ferries, other related objects, etc.
The Company may temporarily limit the number of topics for which forms can be submitted, or suspend accepting content for submission, as appropriate, taking into consideration the number of submissions and the availability of personnel to review the content before it is posted.
Who May Submit the Content
The Submitter is responsible for his/her use of the Service and the content the Submitter submits, including compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in the Submitter's country or region.
The Submitter must be at least 13 years of age to submit content. All submissions from the User under the age of 18 will be deemed to have been made with the consent of a parent or guardian. Please note that the User under the age of 13 may not submit content.
Please only share the content that the Submitter is comfortable sharing with others.
The Submitter is responsible for his/her submissions and any other information the Submitter provides through the Service, and the Submitter should be careful about what information (especially personal information) the Submitter disclose.
The Submitter also represents and warrants that the Content the Submitter submits is not prohibited by the Terms of Use, that it will not harm any other person or entity, and that the Submitter will indemnify the Company and the Service for any and all claims arising out of the content the Submitter provides.
The Company reserves the right, but have no obligation, to monitor and disable or remove any activity or content. The Company is not responsible or liable for any content posted by the Submitter or any third party.
Persons (e.g., managers and executives/employees) and their family members who are related to the subject of the posting (e.g., sightseeing/shopping spots, hotels/inns, restaurants/cafes, vehicles, etc.) may not submit content related to the subject of said posting. Vendors who are related to the subject of the posting are also not allowed to submit content.
Those in the same industry who are involved in businesses related to the submitted items (sightseeing/shopping spots, hotels/inns, restaurants/cafes, vehicles, etc.) are not eligible to submit content for posting.
Content to be Made Public
When the Submitter's content is posted on the Service, it will be immediately viewable by people around the world, and the following information will be made public:
Date of publication
Nickname of the Submitter
Basic information about the content
Submitted and reviewed content
Categories and tags assigned by the Service's editorial team
The following buttons to be associated with the Submitter's content
Facebook button
Tweet button
LINE button
Personal information other than the Submitter's nickname will be handled in accordance with the Service's Privacy Policy, and personal identification information will not be disclosed to third parties unless otherwise specified in the Service's Privacy Policy.
In addition to publication on the Service's website, content posted on the Service's website may also be introduced as new content on the Service's Facebook and X accounts. In this case, it is expected that users who have viewed the content on Facebook or X may react to it by clicking the "Like" button, retweeting it, or commenting on it.
However, the Terms of Use do not apply to linked web services. Please be aware that the unique Terms of Use of the linked web services will apply to the introduced content on the websites of other companies.
Flows from Submission thru Posting
Following the instructions on the submission form, the submitter prepares, creates and submits content.
The Service's editorial team will review the submitted content prior to publication.
Once the editorial team completes the pre-publication review, the editorial team will contact the Submitter at the email address the Submitter has provided us with the results of the review.
The pre-publication review process usually takes from two weeks to several months. However, if many submissions are received at the same time, it may take several months or more for us to complete the pre-publication review and contact the Submitter with the results of the review.
All submitted content will be sorted by category and reviewed prior to publication.
Since all contents are reviewed by each and every reviewer on the Service's editorial team, there is a possibility that different reviewers will have different interpretations of the content that meet the requirements.
The time required to review content before publication may vary depending on the type and content.
Once the content has been reviewed, the Service's editorical team will send a notification to the Submitter's registered e-mail address regarding whether or not it has been accepted for publication.
Please note that if the Submitter's e-mail address is incorrectly registered or if the Submitter has set his/her e-mail domain to refuse to receive e-mails from us, the Submitter will not receive any notification from us and may not be able to post your content.
If the Service's editorial team deems that the Submitter's content does not meet our criteria for publication, the Service's editorial team will notify the Submitter that his/her content will not be published. However, please understand that the Service's editorial team will not be able to respond to any specific reason for rejected content, even if he/she asks us about it.
If the Submitter makes changes to the Submitter's content in the future to meet our requirements, the Submitter may re-submit content at that time.
Points to be Checked by the Submitter before Submitting Content
<The Content is original>
Only content that are your own work or content that you are permitted to use may be submitted.
The Submitter may not submit content that is a copy of another person's text, or content that contain quoted text from other media, including unauthorized information such as the website itself or email correspondence.
However, if the content are directly related to the Submitter's submission and the Submitter has permission to use it, he/she may include URLs of commercial sites in his/her submission.
<The content is your own story>
Only the testimonials and impressions of the submitter him/herself may be submitted. Submissions that do not include sufficient information or general observations will not be published.
The Submitter may not submit information or rumors (unconfirmed information, rumors, quotations from external sources, opinions or experiences of others) that he/she has heard from others.
<Other points to keep in mind>
Once content has been submitted, it cannot be edited.
Photographs that include a person's face or a nameplate that shows another person's name are not allowed to be published. Depending on the content, the editorial team may blur the image.
If there is no connection between the image and comments, it will not be posted.
If there is no connection between the video and the comments, it will not be published.
Please be careful to ensure that the content are respectful to other users.
Submissions, including typographical errors and misspellings, cannot be corrected or withdrawn at any time.
Content containing slander or malicious intent are strictly prohibited.
Self-promotion, advertisements, request letters, and spam submissions are strictly prohibited.
Please refrain from submitting personal information.
The following actions or submissions for the purpose of sharing the following content are strictly prohibited:
Content that infringes on intellectual property or proprietary rights
Comments with content intended for sales promotion or advertising
URL links to commercial pages, including self-promotional content
Calls for boycott campaigns
Opinions on general political topics, ethics, religious views, etc. that are not directly related to the topics handled by the service
Petitions or calls for political activities or criminal investigations in any area
Questions or advice for personal promotion, data collection, or partner search
Surveys, polls, or surveys for publication
Duplicate submissions of the same or similar text. These are considered spam.
Submissions masquerading as other contributors, submitters, or editorial team members
Content that are positioned as harassment of other users or the subject of the post
Off-topic posts, posts that attack or insult specific users or others, or provocative content
Personal information, including real names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses
Content that may cause discomfort or annoyance to other users
Content that may harm you or other users
Unauthorized business activities or commercial activities (displays, advertisements, promotions, sales, etc.)
Content that includes self-promotion, advertisements, requests, or spam
Content that includes commercial URLs or contact information to promote a specific business or individual
Content that includes content that does not have permission for use
Content that infringes copyrights or text posted elsewhere
Content that contains copyrighted online or print content (news, magazines, books, travel guides, TV or radio programs, etc.), trademarked material, passwords, coupon codes known only to members, confidential information, or personal or commercial intellectual property
Content that uploads computer viruses or malicious code, or content that disrupts, overloads, or damages the proper functioning or display of our goods, products/services and functions
Content that contain inappropriate language or expressions, prejudice, discriminatory remarks, language containing obscene allusions, language that insults or slanders individuals, or expressions of threats or hostility
Intentional spelling errors
Content that promotes criminal activity or seeks advice; content depicting death or injury, whether accidental, negligent, or criminal
Criminal activity: buying or selling illegal items, soliciting delinquent behavior from minors, obtaining fake IDs, buying knockoffs, anything related to pirated CDs, DVDs, game software, or other non-genuine items, contraband, or content related to bribery
Inappropriate acts similar to these
Points to be Agreed Upon when Submitting Content
<The Company will collect some personal information>
In accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy, the Service's editorial team will ask the Submitter to enter the following personal information. Please confirm the specific items to be entered on the submission form:
Nickname
E-mail address
The Company will not disclose personally identifiable information to third parties, except as otherwise specified in our Privacy Policy.
<The Company will use the provided content without any limitation>
The Submitter grants the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, display, modify, and perform the Content (including but not limited to text, images, video, and other data) that the Submitter submits or transmits using the Service. The license is hereby granted to the Company. The Company also grants other registered users a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, display, modify, and perform the content the Submitter submits or otherwise transmits using the Service.
<The Submitter agrees that any content posted on the Service may be translated, translated into English or Japanese, and distributed by the Company as the Company deems necessary.>
Content posted on the service may be translated by the Service's editorial team into English and distributed for the purpose of enhancing the quality of the Service, if the Company deems it necessary. Similarly, content submitted in English may be translated into Japanese and distributed.
While the Service's editorial team will make every effort to translate the content into English to the extent possible, please note that there may be differences in interpretation between the content in the original language and the translated content. For translated content, the Comapny will add a note to the effect that the translation was performed by the Service's editorial team.
<If the Company judges that the content do not meet our criteria for publication, we will not publish it.>
Content that we deem not to be beneficial to other users will not be posted.
Content will not be posted if the Company deems that it contains content that fall under the prohibited items specified separately.
In addition, we reserve the right to not post or remove any content at any time and for any reason.
In addition, if the Company determines that the content does not meet the criteria for publication, the Company will notify the Submitter that the content will not be published. Please note, however, that we will not be able to respond to any inquiries regarding the specific reasons for rejected content.
If the Submitter makes changes to his/her content in the future to meet our requirements, he/she may submit them again to the Service at that time.
<If the content the Submitter submitted is found to be infringing after it is posted, you will be held responsible, in some cases, for copyright infringement>
The Submitter represents and warrants that the content he/she has submitted does not fall under any of the prohibited items separately set forth in the Terms of Use, that they do not harm any other person or entity, and that he/she will indemnify us for any and all claims arising from the content he/she has provided.
The Company reserves the right, but have no obligation, to monitor and edit or remove any action or content. The Company is not responsible or obligated for any content submitted for posting by the Submitter or any third party.
The Submitter is responsible for his/her own contributions and any other information he/she provides through the Service, and he/she should be careful about what information he/she discloses, especially any personal information.
<The Submitter understands that the Company may contact him/her at the e-mail address he/she has provided to verify the content of your submission if the Company deems it necessary.>
If the Company deems it necessary, we may contact the submitter at the e-mail address he/she have given us to confirm the content of his/her submission.
Please note that if the Company is unable to confirm the content, they may not be published.
<If an incorrect e-mail address is registered, the submitted content may not be used properly.>
Please note that if an incorrect e-mail address is registered, the Submitter may not receive any notification from the Service's editorial team and may not be able to post his/her content.
Please be aware that if the Submitter has registered an incorrect e-mail address, his/her content may be posted even if he/she do not receive a notification from the Service's editorial team.
<When the Company makes important revisions to the Service in relation to posting content, the Company may notify the Submitter at the e-mail address he/she has provided.>
If the Company deems it necessary, the Company may contact the Submitter at his/her e-mail address when the Company makes important changes to his/her submission/contribution for the Service.
Restrictions and Suspensions on the Submitter
When submitting content, the Service's editorial team may warn the submitter if any of the following problems are repeatedly observed. Depending on the nature of the problem or the number of warnings, the Service's editorial team may restrict access to our site. The following are examples of the types of warnings we may issue:
Repeatedly submitting content that has been rejected for publication
Submitting content that appear to be an imitation of another copyrighted work
Frequent errors when accessing content submitted for publication
When the Submitter copies entire descriptions or keywords from other content items on our site
Title spamming (repeating the same words in the title)
Keyword spamming (using keywords that are not relevant)
Inappropriate keywords (e.g., "nude," "sexy," etc.)
Any other cases that the Company deems inappropriate