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Scan ID: www-japan-go-jp--2026-03-23T04-45-24-296Z--japan-weekly-desktop-light-chromium · Date: 3/23/2026, 4:45:24 AM · Mode: ci · Viewport: Desktop · Color: Light · Max pages: 100 · Sampling: shuffle (seed japan-weekly)

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Pages scanned

18
Targets from sitemap or config

Pages with issues

18
100% of pages

Must Fix

611
Critical / Serious impacts

Good to Fix

52
Moderate / Minor impacts

Manual review

0
Potential false positives

WCAG compliance snapshot

Automated coverage only; manual verification still required.

Top pages to review

https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/greater_market.html

Issues on Greater market potential and innovation opportunities - JapanGov - The Government of Japan

aria-allowed-role
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element
Impact: minor · 5 nodes
Fix any of the following: ARIA role button is not allowed for given element
Selector: h4[aria-controls="accordion1"]
<h4 class="accordion-trigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion1"><span>1</span>Regulatory innovation and a gl
Unique: 4010206406eb8d1e66c10ad4a534d974
Selector: h4[aria-controls="accordion2"]
<h4 class="accordion-trigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion2"><span>2</span>Growing start-up ecosystems th
Unique: e3f3948508d2be10ff6e2cb7e8e07d10
Selector: h4[aria-controls="accordion3"]
<h4 class="accordion-trigger list__ex" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion3"><span>3</span>Dynamic business oppo
Unique: 5d66e642746ceffe2a48d22ccb30f73d
... 2 more nodes
button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
Impact: critical · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label> Element does not have an explicit <label> Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: bf44d3358dc9a81bf114be45b5daf5b3
color-contrast
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Impact: serious · 25 nodes
Fix any of the following: Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.67 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #9e9e9e, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
Selector: a[href="../../"]
<a href="../../" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: ec340dab7a11707fb086f983b241d8c2
Selector: .c-breadcrumb > li:nth-child(2)
<li>Archives</li>
Unique: a09154054bdf755c8c9bee02910e629f
Selector: li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="investment/"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a href="../../archives/investment/" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">Invest Japan</a>
Unique: 4d9efefa24c5771b1ee3ce5f1164d50e
... 22 more nodes
link-name
Links must have discernible text
Impact: serious · 15 nodes
Fix all of the following: Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 0ad09eb92287a2b915a59614a384a506
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov" target="_blank">
Unique: 65ab6f6e47ab9d28061b14975c7d6dfe
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="japangov"][target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://twitter.com/japangov" target="_blank">
Unique: affd0415b515cdc9592a0e4e4706bc79
... 12 more nodes
region
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Impact: moderate · 4 nodes
Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Selector: .bg-document > .cssskin-_block_header.c-space_normal.c-sp-space_normal
<div class="b-plain c-space_normal c-sp-space_normal cssskin-_block_header">
Unique: dd6dda37cb7ef45603da7aa5cab5e85f
Selector: .btn-o
<div class="btn-o" data-scribe="component:button" style="width: 65px;">
Unique: 8d3af4dd2b3431bf2f91d55578bb7910
Selector: .linkedin_btn
<li class="linkedin_btn" style="float:left; margin-right:5px">
Unique: 9113debaf2b9d47c6ba0cdbd697afddd
... 1 more node
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html

Issues on Invest Japan | The Government of Japan - JapanGov -

button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
Impact: critical · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label> Element does not have an explicit <label> Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: bc75ee802a04feeab196d39e4bf09643
color-contrast
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Impact: serious · 28 nodes
Template match: 2 nodes share the same snippet.
Fix any of the following: Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.67 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #9e9e9e, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
Selector: a[href="../../"]
<a href="../../" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 58ea23402cd076b0715a0182e88e86e3
Selector: .c-breadcrumb > li:nth-child(2)
<li>Archives</li>
Unique: 68d183853020041591cbd255f8209cf8
Selector: .c-breadcrumb > li:nth-child(3)
<li>Invest Japan</li>
Unique: 0133596f60e7709161931e015ac97b8f
... 25 more nodes
empty-heading
Headings should not be empty
Impact: minor · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: .ij_mv2_title > h1
<h1>
Unique: f674e8c60a3d9d7674c58c19d5b6ee4b
image-alt
Images must have alternative text
Impact: critical · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have an alt attribute aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
Selector: #imgsrc7994876_1
<img src="../_src/7994876/iconlink_b.png?v=1711672995095" width="26" height="22" id="imgsrc7994876_1" loading="lazy">
Unique: b4b7945a00a4e684e5b169ba6146a81d
link-name
Links must have discernible text
Impact: serious · 14 nodes
Fix all of the following: Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 8a015f34d460195e508b329c3356d39a
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov" target="_blank">
Unique: 3d5c2444132e4531a2b56dfded4bfd66
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="japangov"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://twitter.com/japangov" target="_blank">
Unique: 3f69834d4d056cf4d119c5849abaf02a
... 11 more nodes
region
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Impact: moderate · 4 nodes
Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Selector: .bg-document > .cssskin-_block_header.c-space_normal.c-sp-space_normal
<div class="b-plain c-space_normal c-sp-space_normal cssskin-_block_header">
Unique: 3268145beb43721d2c6f513018aaaeaf
Selector: .btn-o
<div class="btn-o" data-scribe="component:button" style="width: 65px;">
Unique: d0b6ec7bcde82c5c5452d4c0bc4a7153
Selector: .linkedin_btn
<li class="linkedin_btn" style="float:left; margin-right:5px">
Unique: 0ab5c511d872f90de42d7094291d5089
... 1 more node
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html

Issues on About This Site | The Government of Japan - JapanGov -

aria-allowed-role
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element
Impact: minor · 4 nodes
Fix any of the following: ARIA role button is not allowed for given element
Selector: li[data-link="#sectionID_01_link"]
<li data-link="#sectionID_01_link" class="about_top_item js_inlink2" role="button" tabindex="0"> <div class="about_top_box"> <p class="about_top_item_
Unique: dee3f7a49d88e32c634759611cb01d16
Selector: li[data-link="#sectionID_02_link"]
<li data-link="#sectionID_02_link" class="about_top_item js_inlink2" role="button" tabindex="0"> <div class="about_top_box"> <p class="about_top_item_
Unique: 5f1435468f982d2856d9a3d2a9665229
Selector: li[data-link="#sectionID_03_link"]
<li data-link="#sectionID_03_link" class="about_top_item js_inlink2" role="button" tabindex="0"> <div class="about_top_box"> <p class="about_top_item_
Unique: a79e01cb09414ca632d3501d53abd572
... 1 more node
button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
Impact: critical · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label> Element does not have an explicit <label> Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: ec800f4163c42ed021db1cbf49aba915
color-contrast
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Impact: serious · 20 nodes
Fix any of the following: Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.67 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #9e9e9e, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
Selector: a[href="../index.html"]
<a href="../index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 5041d1908e8b2b478b319ba303c0e98d
Selector: .c-current
<li class="c-current">About This Site</li>
Unique: 181d92a1f709fe85b77a01f2a1586508
Selector: a[href$="kizuna/"][data-gtm-area="gtm-footer"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-footer" href="/kizuna/">KIZUNA<br>- Official Magazine -</a>
Unique: 3554706e8aa38c8b984951b8e7a30e23
... 17 more nodes
image-redundant-alt
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text
Impact: minor · 5 nodes
Fix all of the following: Element contains <img> element with alt text that duplicates existing text
Selector: img[alt="Instagram"]
<img src="../_userdata/img/about/instagram_icon.png" alt="Instagram">
Unique: b792832af094ebfd583935eed275a510
Selector: img[alt="Facebook"]
<img src="../_userdata/img/about/facebook_icon.png" alt="Facebook">
Unique: 6cc8fe7f01839581a7079452908a5aa9
Selector: img[alt="X"]
<img src="../_userdata/img/about/x_icon.png" alt="X">
Unique: c5c36791de7374afcab53be52ab5be71
... 2 more nodes
link-name
Links must have discernible text
Impact: serious · 12 nodes
Fix all of the following: Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 0321fee01805bc02e89b8a131e26e810
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov" target="_blank">
Unique: 9327fd3c30e62fdcba4332ebdb6bc900
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="japangov"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://twitter.com/japangov" target="_blank">
Unique: ab9c72cc568bb68559ca0ca319ec9467
... 9 more nodes
list
<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements
Impact: serious · 1 node
Fix all of the following: List element has direct children that are not allowed: [role=button]
Selector: .about_top_container
<ul class="about_top_container">
Unique: bfced168880a9baa871a711faafa4848
region
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Impact: moderate · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: 983d6756520f1db7eb7c576552af3cb4
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/quality_business.html

Issues on Quality business environment and globally competitive regulations - JapanGov - The Government of Japan

button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
Impact: critical · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label> Element does not have an explicit <label> Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: e420196e0246b6c529a35048d7f6eef8
color-contrast
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Impact: serious · 25 nodes
Fix any of the following: Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.67 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #9e9e9e, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
Selector: a[href="../../"]
<a href="../../" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 28d5694589e25d5c4db1196a5de24254
Selector: .c-breadcrumb > li:nth-child(2)
<li>Archives</li>
Unique: 3ec5c529be73d73024632aa397b7f951
Selector: li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="investment/"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a href="../../archives/investment/" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">Invest Japan</a>
Unique: f92e2bf6d67cbbc09b919c045e24cb95
... 22 more nodes
link-name
Links must have discernible text
Impact: serious · 12 nodes
Fix all of the following: Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 2425b574a46f5919eff40befbd84a7e2
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov" target="_blank">
Unique: 8eb3f78944312b8ecb8f7bc38481daf6
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="japangov"][target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://twitter.com/japangov" target="_blank">
Unique: 962d757de037e2bfe8dc732552827fe8
... 9 more nodes
region
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Impact: moderate · 4 nodes
Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Selector: .bg-document > .cssskin-_block_header.c-space_normal.c-sp-space_normal
<div class="b-plain c-space_normal c-sp-space_normal cssskin-_block_header">
Unique: c0018ebc82da0527f5b31f0905447c83
Selector: .btn-o
<div class="btn-o" data-scribe="component:button" style="width: 65px;">
Unique: 6e87016b70972115e12b815bf560449f
Selector: .linkedin_btn
<li class="linkedin_btn" style="float:left; margin-right:5px">
Unique: f8b93b4bb9580e96fa8548650fda05ef
... 1 more node
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/news/index.html

Issues on News - JapanGov

button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
Impact: critical · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label> Element does not have an explicit <label> Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: 737c6e09e094a517510b7595fc9d2610
color-contrast
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Impact: serious · 21 nodes
Fix any of the following: Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.67 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #9e9e9e, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
Selector: li:nth-child(1) > a[href="/"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a href="/" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: d57f1f7bd1bd8641eee9a2e3ee9c2059
Selector: .c-breadcrumb > li:nth-child(2)
<li>Archives</li>
Unique: 347c445bd5afeeaa8eab455394cacc22
Selector: .c-current
<li class="c-current">News</li>
Unique: dfcde592fdea76229e0dc45c78273eba
... 18 more nodes
empty-heading
Headings should not be empty
Impact: minor · 4 nodes
Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: h4[data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"]
<h4 class=" c-small_headline" data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"><span class="c-blog-hide">[%article_date_notime_e%]</span></h4>
Unique: 6cdf0a195eeb9524c0292de377fbfeca
Selector: h4[data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="194"]
<h4 class=" c-small_headline" data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="194"><span class="c-blog-hide">[%new:New%]</span></h4>
Unique: 4d51018f267c25c8010aa7c4742db313
Selector: h4[data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="196"]
<h4 class=" c-small_headline" data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="196"><span class="c-blog-hide">[%category%]</span></h4>
Unique: 8ae4f92a556af28f98aea2f8a0b28877
... 1 more node
heading-order
Heading levels should only increase by one
Impact: moderate · 1 node
Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
Selector: h4[data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"]
<h4 class=" c-small_headline" data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"><span class="c-blog-hide">[%article_date_notime_e%]</span></h4>
Unique: 6cdf0a195eeb9524c0292de377fbfeca
link-name
Links must have discernible text
Impact: serious · 11 nodes
Fix all of the following: Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 95a4b2528756560c49c039dbab036dc0
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(2) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov" target="_blank">
Unique: 87d71c627256bcaba233915237b2adf8
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(3) > a[href$="japangov"][target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://twitter.com/japangov" target="_blank">
Unique: 32c3b9e4b6f1f040f98b909b071e3d68
... 8 more nodes
region
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Impact: moderate · 2 nodes
Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: 17d60a2cba3c6e14d22a16e61eaa43d3
Selector: #a-billboard
<div id="a-billboard" class="a-billboard cssskin-_area_billboard">
Unique: 78d2963ae79f09968de8c1c932d3131d

Issues grouped by impact

button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
Impact: critical · Pages with issue: 18 / 18 scanned
Template match: 18 nodes share the same snippet.
Fix any of the following: Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label> Element does not have an explicit <label> Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
https://www.japan.go.jp/privacypolicy.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: 26750a9398ffc695d52582268274ac35
https://www.japan.go.jp/accessibility.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: fb00fc870c9228703d6db850e7ed7b2c
https://www.japan.go.jp/topics/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: f9205037f4b58e326fe978edd85f01ec
https://www.japan.go.jp/ (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: 4e58efe79c8267000ab1a7026d6cef06
https://www.japan.go.jp/publications/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: 85ebda461dd8b2802cbcb9f9feeebbf5
https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: 351b83b27dc087fa13048190c7862144
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: bc75ee802a04feeab196d39e4bf09643
https://www.japan.go.jp/directory/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: cfcc11e5d8faa3bf15b1bf586396b9c3
https://www.japan.go.jp/copyright.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: a84bdedc9f7054bd762dc169c1dd13a5
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #btn-top
<button id="btn-top" class="foot"></button>
Unique: ec800f4163c42ed021db1cbf49aba915
color-contrast
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Impact: serious · Pages with issue: 18 / 18 scanned
Template match: 18 nodes share the same snippet.
Fix any of the following: Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.67 (foreground color: #ffffff, background color: #9e9e9e, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
https://www.japan.go.jp/privacypolicy.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="index.html"]
<a href="index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: d90b241beebf7d0060a6b80ec5bc0d39
https://www.japan.go.jp/accessibility.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="index.html"]
<a href="index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: aa4e14c66c8428f36ade3bd816f72510
https://www.japan.go.jp/topics/index.html (20 nodes)
Selector: li:nth-child(1) > a[href="/"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a href="/" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: d2bc27d91771fd24d844d0cf0d393b57
https://www.japan.go.jp/ (20 nodes)
Selector: div[aria-label="Instagram embed area"] > .cookieconsent-optout-preferences > a[href="javascript:Cookiebot.renew()"]
<a href="javascript:Cookiebot.renew()">Please allow cookies to continue.</a>
Unique: 643c1e24b685ab55cb0ee439ca3786a6
https://www.japan.go.jp/publications/index.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="../index.html"]
<a href="../index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 0337139922874668863bb481607c1cb6
https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="../index.html"]
<a href="../index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: fcaae52e06ede5abe096e9a4f1869705
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html (28 nodes)
Selector: a[href="../../"]
<a href="../../" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 58ea23402cd076b0715a0182e88e86e3
https://www.japan.go.jp/directory/index.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="../index.html"]
<a href="../index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: e81846598612e25b81d7f6127dd99c64
https://www.japan.go.jp/copyright.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="index.html"]
<a href="index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 46182339ef2a004783631cafa01bc565
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (20 nodes)
Selector: a[href="../index.html"]
<a href="../index.html" data-pid="478769" data-gtm-area="gtm-header">HOME</a>
Unique: 5041d1908e8b2b478b319ba303c0e98d
link-name
Links must have discernible text
Impact: serious · Pages with issue: 18 / 18 scanned
Template match: 18 nodes share the same snippet.
Fix all of the following: Element is in tab order and does not have accessible text Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
https://www.japan.go.jp/privacypolicy.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: a35c4c4092762584eb521472c97990f8
https://www.japan.go.jp/accessibility.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 3407b88874ac882a8468aaf2650d15a5
https://www.japan.go.jp/topics/index.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: ffacb6c089e6bb4c921fb2a9770f96e1
https://www.japan.go.jp/ (13 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 2df5cf5df3b0c17976c4dd4ab98ba466
https://www.japan.go.jp/publications/index.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: f8d5cadffc52260666e8372752d2767e
https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 6ff29495523f19dc1b3806efeedd4194
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html (14 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 8a015f34d460195e508b329c3356d39a
https://www.japan.go.jp/directory/index.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 1cdab2c0ef7402150212832002c2b534
https://www.japan.go.jp/copyright.html (11 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[target="_blank"][data-gtm-area="gtm-header"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 2ef42799c5d29a50d8c65487584ec43b
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (12 nodes)
Selector: .gov_sns > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a[data-gtm-area="gtm-header"][target="_blank"]
<a data-gtm-area="gtm-header" href="https://www.instagram.com/japangov_official/" target="_blank">
Unique: 0321fee01805bc02e89b8a131e26e810
image-alt
Images must have alternative text
Impact: critical · Pages with issue: 1 / 18 scanned
Fix any of the following: Element does not have an alt attribute aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html (1 node)
Selector: #imgsrc7994876_1
<img src="../_src/7994876/iconlink_b.png?v=1711672995095" width="26" height="22" id="imgsrc7994876_1" loading="lazy">
Unique: b4b7945a00a4e684e5b169ba6146a81d
list
<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements
Impact: serious · Pages with issue: 1 / 18 scanned
Fix all of the following: List element has direct children that are not allowed: [role=button]
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (1 node)
Selector: .about_top_container
<ul class="about_top_container">
Unique: bfced168880a9baa871a711faafa4848
region
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Impact: moderate · Pages with issue: 18 / 18 scanned
Template match: 11 nodes share the same snippet.
Fix any of the following: Some page content is not contained by landmarks
https://www.japan.go.jp/privacypolicy.html (1 node)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init" data-shared="true" data-sharedname="_ヘッダSP">
Unique: abe7671535c12c4ca52002956527e38b
https://www.japan.go.jp/accessibility.html (1 node)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: c88e853546241aa8cfb1122f9875334c
https://www.japan.go.jp/topics/index.html (3 nodes)
Selector: .bg-document > .c-sp-space_init.c-sp-padding_init.b-plain
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: adb37499cae93a833b8fc40a1d578f0d
https://www.japan.go.jp/ (2 nodes)
Selector: a[data-gtm-area="gtm-billboard"][href$="topics/"]
<a href="/topics/" data-gtm-area="gtm-billboard">
Unique: aa0f74d074dc5e8140c95455273aaaa7
https://www.japan.go.jp/publications/index.html (1 node)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init" data-bk-id="bk6753209">
Unique: be1f1ad3cb91328f326ef7a355ef8ca0
https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html (2 nodes)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: a67ab66e7b89c07a37b0c0a286a36f1c
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html (4 nodes)
Selector: .bg-document > .cssskin-_block_header.c-space_normal.c-sp-space_normal
<div class="b-plain c-space_normal c-sp-space_normal cssskin-_block_header">
Unique: 3268145beb43721d2c6f513018aaaeaf
https://www.japan.go.jp/directory/index.html (1 node)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: 302dee5142cadd4370e644ebfef71224
https://www.japan.go.jp/copyright.html (1 node)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: 92a6f4e145746f49ec4c21632349238d
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (1 node)
Selector: .c-sp-space_init
<div class="b-plain c-sp-space_init c-sp-padding_init">
Unique: 983d6756520f1db7eb7c576552af3cb4
empty-heading
Headings should not be empty
Impact: minor · Pages with issue: 2 / 18 scanned
Fix any of the following: Element does not have text that is visible to screen readers aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty Element has no title attribute
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html (1 node)
Selector: .ij_mv2_title > h1
<h1>
Unique: f674e8c60a3d9d7674c58c19d5b6ee4b
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/news/index.html (4 nodes)
Selector: h4[data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"]
<h4 class=" c-small_headline" data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"><span class="c-blog-hide">[%article_date_notime_e%]</span></h4>
Unique: 6cdf0a195eeb9524c0292de377fbfeca
aria-allowed-role
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element
Impact: minor · Pages with issue: 2 / 18 scanned
Fix any of the following: ARIA role button is not allowed for given element
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (4 nodes)
Selector: li[data-link="#sectionID_01_link"]
<li data-link="#sectionID_01_link" class="about_top_item js_inlink2" role="button" tabindex="0"> <div class="about_top_box"> <p class="about_top_item_number">01</p> <p class="about_top_item_lead">Find Japanese ministries and other organizations</p> </div> </li>
Unique: dee3f7a49d88e32c634759611cb01d16
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/greater_market.html (5 nodes)
Selector: h4[aria-controls="accordion1"]
<h4 class="accordion-trigger" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion1"><span>1</span>Regulatory innovation and a global test bed for emerging technologies</h4>
Unique: 4010206406eb8d1e66c10ad4a534d974
image-redundant-alt
Alternative text of images should not be repeated as text
Impact: minor · Pages with issue: 1 / 18 scanned
Fix all of the following: Element contains <img> element with alt text that duplicates existing text
https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html (5 nodes)
Selector: img[alt="Instagram"]
<img src="../_userdata/img/about/instagram_icon.png" alt="Instagram">
Unique: b792832af094ebfd583935eed275a510
heading-order
Heading levels should only increase by one
Impact: moderate · Pages with issue: 1 / 18 scanned
Fix any of the following: Heading order invalid
https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/news/index.html (1 node)
Selector: h4[data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"]
<h4 class=" c-small_headline" data-gtm-vis-polling-id6173653_66="192"><span class="c-blog-hide">[%article_date_notime_e%]</span></h4>
Unique: 6cdf0a195eeb9524c0292de377fbfeca

About this scan

3/23/2026, 4:45:24 AM (UTC)
Target: www.japan.go.jp
Viewport: Desktop
Color scheme: Light
Browser: chromium
Mode: ci
Max pages: 100
Sampling: shuffle (seed japan-weekly)
Pages crawled: 18
Total occurrences: 663

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Debug info (run config)
  • Mode: ci
  • Viewport: desktop
  • Color scheme: light
  • Browser: chromium
  • Max pages: 100
  • Concurrency: 2
  • Timeout (ms): 30000
  • Base URL: https://www.japan.go.jp/
  • Targets: https://www.japan.go.jp/accessibility.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/privacypolicy.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/, https://www.japan.go.jp/topics/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/publications/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/directory/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/about/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/copyright.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/moderationpolicy.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/sitemap.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/publications/news/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/flagandanthem/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/japan/visit/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/news/index.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/greater_market.html, https://www.japan.go.jp/archives/investment/quality_business.html
  • Sampling: shuffle (seed japan-weekly)
  • Results URLs: 18
  • Finished: 2026-03-23T04:45:52.071Z