Last updated: Sep 14, 2026
Website Management
This website is managed and published by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as “AIST”).
Terms of Use
The following terms and conditions apply to your use of the AIST website.
Recommended Browsers
We recommend viewing the AIST website using the browsers listed below. Please note that the website may not display or function properly in other environments, or even under recommended environments depending on your browser settings. Additionally, we recommend using the latest version of your browser for the safest and best browsing experience.
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Copyright
Unless otherwise indicated, the copyright to all individual content published on the AIST website (including text, illustrations, photographs, and videos) belongs to AIST and is subject to copyright protection.
The AIST website as a whole is also protected as a compilation under Japanese copyright law and international treaties.
Except for personal use, quotation, or other actions permitted under copyright law, reproducing or reprinting content from the AIST website without prior permission from AIST is strictly prohibited. (When quoting content, please cite the source appropriately.)
You may not modify all or any part of the content on the AIST website without prior permission from AIST.
Linking to the AIST Website
As a general rule, you are free to link to the AIST website.
However, we do not permit links that frame the website or create the false impression that pages on the AIST website are part of the linking site.
RSS Feeds
The AIST website provides an “RSS Feed for Research Results”. Click here for instructions on how to use it.
Access Logs
The AIST website automatically collects domain names, IP addresses, search queries, and other browsing information from visitors. This information is used to analyze website usage and improve user convenience.
Usage Analysis
On certain pages, such as those on the official AIST website (https://www.aist.go.jp/ and its subpages), we use User Insight, a web analytics service provided by User Local, Inc., to collect and analyze access logs. User Insight uses cookies to collect these logs. Collected access logs are managed in accordance with User Local, Inc.’s privacy policy. For more information about User Insight and User Local, Inc.’s privacy policy, please visit [Google’s] website.
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Web Accessibility Policy
The official AIST website is operated in accordance with the policy below to ensure that information is communicated to as many users as possible in an accurate and reliable manner.
AIST Web Accessibility Policy
Disclaimer
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy, usefulness, and completeness of the information on the AIST website, AIST assumes no liability whatsoever for any actions taken by users based on the information provided on this server. Furthermore, AIST assumes no responsibility for the content of external websites operated by other organizations, regardless of whether they are linked to or from the AIST website.
Technical insights provided in response to inquiries through inquiry forms on the AIST website are based solely on the general expertise of our researchers. Please note that we cannot provide definitive answers for individual cases, as underlying assumptions and preconditions may vary.
Please note that the content and URLs on the AIST website are subject to change or deletion without prior notice.
For inquiries regarding the AIST website terms of use, please contact us via the General Inquiry Form.