Under contract between TJF and the individual photographers, TJF holds the copyright to all the photographs included in the "Lives of Japanese Elementary School Students" resource. TJF has obtained portrait-use permission for the students, their families, and school-related persons appearing in the photographs contained in "Lives of Japanese Elementary School Students" either under contract or by verbal agreement with all persons concerned. TJF assumes all legal responsibility regarding copyright and portrait rights in this project.

The Grade 6 Class 1 self-introductions in this booklet were written by the students themselves. Grade 6 Class 1 letters and photo captions were written by the students and edited by TJF. The captions for Kentaro´s photo sheets were compiled by TJF based on interviews with Kentaro. The names of all the students from Grade 6 Class 1 given in this resource are nicknames that the students use to call each other. Kentaro is not a pseudonym, but Yuta and Minami are.

TJF holds the copyright to all the self-introductions, letters, photo captions, and the voice recordings of "A Day in Grade 6 Class 1," all the photo captions and the voice recordings of "A Day with Kentaro," and all the photo captions and videos of "Yuta and Minami."

All of the photographs, text, and voice recordings included in "A Day with Kentaro" and "A Day in Grade 6 Class 1" may be used free of charge, insofar as it is for educational activities including routine classroom use of a non-profit nature. All of the photographs, videos, and text included in "Yuta and Minami" may also be used free of charge, but only for educational activities in routine classroom use of a non-profit nature. Prior permission must be obtained in writing from the Japan Forum for use of the photographs, videos, text, and voice recordings in any textbook, website or other publication, whether produced for profit or not-for-profit purposes.

The photos for "A Day in Grade 6 Class 1" were taken on September 11 and November 21, 2003, except for "ido kyoshitsu" (school excursions) and "swimming class," which were taken on different days. Although the photos for "A Day with Kentaro" were taken on March 17, 1994, there have been no major changes in the typical life of a student of his age at school and home. With the exception of the family and baseball photos, the photos and videos for "Yuta and Minami" were taken on March 29, 2011.