To ensure that children are able use mobile phones safely, SOFTBANK MOBILE is working to maintain filtering services that restrict access to harmful information such as adult sites and dating sites. With Yahoo! Kids service, which allows access to websites designed for children, Web Filtering service and Relaxed Web Filtering service, both of which restricts access to specified websites, users can choose from these three levels of browsing restriction according to age, knowledge, judgment and other factors. In addition, SOFTBANK MOBILE launched an optional service of Relaxed Web Filtering service, Relaxed Web Filtering service Plus, in September 2010 to allow access to some of the widely-used international social network sites.

iPhone users can use filtering services not only in SoftBank 3G environment but also in WiFi communication by installing the Yahoo! Kids app, which displays only those websites that are safe for children, as well as the Yahoo! Safety Net app, which restricts functions of Apple's Safari web browser with 5 levels of filtering. iPad users can set their browser to view only safe-for-children websites by installing the Yahoo Safety Net HD app.

For the safety use of mobile phone, SOFTBANK MOBILE provides explanation on the use of the Internet by the youth and the available filtering services for underage customers and their parents at the time of purchase of mobile phones at shops. In the efforts to enhance over-the-counter communication on the filtering services and to boost customers understanding on the service, SOFTBANK MOBILE has also started since April 1, 2011 to hand out documents to add to the said explanation. The documents describe the risks of the Internet use by the youth, the positive effects and importance the filtering services and filtering services offered by SOFTBANK MOBILE.

Please refer to the links below for more details.

• Service and function to protect children (SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp.) (Japanese only)
• Web Use Restrictions service (SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp.)
• iPhone filtering (SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp.)
• iPad filtering (SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp.) (Japanese only)
• Yahoo! Safety Net (Yahoo Japan Corporation) (Japanese only)

SOFTBANK MOBILE sells mobile phones with limited functions to ensure safety of child users. The SoftBank 740N Kodomobile, a model for children with functions limited to voice calls and mail (SMS) launched in April 2010, has been certified as a recommended product by the National Federation of Kodomo-kai.

The Mimamori Phone SoftBank 005Z launched in March 2011 is simple enough for pre-school children to use and is equipped with personal alarm. As it does not carry an Internet browsing function, children are protected from harmful websites and malicious e-mails. It also enables the user to limit messages and calls made or received to pre-registered numbers only to bring safety to children and peace of mind to their parents. Moreover, it can handle e-mail (SMS) with location information ^*1*2 and Ichi Navi. The Mimamori Phone SoftBank 005Z has been certified as a recommended product that is reliable to protect children^*3 by National Congress of Parents and Teachers Association of Japan the National Federation of Kodomo-kai.

SOFTBANK MOBILE's services to support child safety are also used by schools and government bodies. One example of this is the Child Safety Network Service, which enables schools and parents to share information about children on their way between home and school and also in an emergency, while also enabling them to contact each other. Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo distributes Mamorucchi, a mobile terminal with GPS for emergency use, to all school children in the ward and facilitates a community-wide network of residents and school to ensure the safety of school children.

Please refer to the links below for more details.

• Mimamori Phone SoftBank 005Z (SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp.)
• Children's Safety Network Service; Tsugaku Keitai and Sensei Mail (Japanese only)

Since December 2008, SOFTBANK MOBILE joining forces with non-profit organization the Association of Corporation and Education started to distribute to schools free of charge the guidance booklets “Let's Think about Mobile Phones information ethics”, which come with a DVD. The package has been used in classrooms to help school children discuss, notice and think about mobile phone under the guidance of teaches. Training sessions for teachers are held continuously to supplement the booklet.

In addition, another guidance booklet with a DVD “Let's Think about Mobile Phones Together” has been distributed for free since March 2010, aiming to provide parents the opportunity to think at home about rules and ways of communications related to mobile phone use. The DVD which is designed to encourage parents to think and notice the matters through discussions provides an opportunity to watch related drama video and have workshop style discussion, to help facilitate PTA meetings, community meetings, etc. Also a training program was launched in October 2010 to foster instructors who facilitate such workshops more effectively and so far more than 400 people including parents and people who are engaged in child education took the program^*4.

Please refer to the links below for more details.

• Let's Think about Mobile Phones（Human relations, Communicating information）(Association of Corporation and Education) (Japanese only)
• Let's Think about Mobile Phones Together (Creating rules, Communication) (Association of Corporation and Education) (Japanese only)