Nomura Groups Web Accessibility Policy

Nomura Group strives to provide information and services in the most appropriate manner possible.

Nomura Group's website will be managed following the policy described below in order to provide more customers access to information and services. In addition, we will do our utmost to ensure and enhance accessibility in the future.

1. Ensuring Accessibility

In recent years, standards and legislation for web accessibility have been developed across the world as the Internet has become increasingly utilized by a broad range of individuals. Japan is no exception, as JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) were established in June 2004.

Nomura Group will make every effort to ensure that more customers, including the elderly, impaired persons and temporarily impaired persons, will be able to easily access all Nomura Group websites.

2. Diverse Users

For instance, due to age, impairment or other circumstances, problems may occur, including: inability / difficulty seeing screen, inability / difficulty hearing sounds, difficulty operating or interacting with web content using mouse or keyboard, and difficulty in understanding contents.

We will do our best to allow all customers equal ability to access the information and services provided on our websites.

3. Flexible Access

The circumstances under which customers access our websites have become increasingly diverse. Individuals now access our web sites through internet connections and various other types of telecommunication devices. types and versions of browsers; assistive technologies (such as voice / Braille tools for Web contents, screen magnifier, and alternative means to mice and keyboards), etc.

We will give consideration to trouble-free customer access under any circumstances.

4. Our Web Accessibility Guidelines

Nomura Group websites are designed using the following official guidelines in order to ensure and enhance accessibility.

• JIS X 8341-3
  (A JIS guideline designed for elderly and impaired persons, etc. Established in Japan on June 20th, 2004.
• W3C/WAI WCAG 1.0 and 2.0
  (Web Content Accessibility Guideline by W3C, a standards body for Web technology. Version 1.0 was published in May, 1999 and version 2.0 will be is published in the future.
• Section 508 of Rehabilitation Act
  (A law enforced on federal institutions in the US on June 21st, 2001.

Comments and Requests

All Nomura Group websites are designed so that all customers can access our websites. Please inform us if you experience any trouble using Nomura Group websites. We welcome your comments and requests and will use them to make improvements.

• Comments and Requests Form