/* A shared reading grid anchors the headline and the two supporting text blocks. */
.about-page-content{--about-hero-top:clamp(144px,12vw,200px);padding-top:var(--about-hero-top)}
.about-page-hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.12fr);column-gap:clamp(40px,6vw,96px);align-items:start}
/* One viewport-fixed field continues behind every About section. */
body.about-motion-active{isolation:isolate}
.about-motion-active>.contact,.about-motion-active>.site-footer{background:transparent}
.about-hero-motion{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;overflow:hidden;contain:paint}
.about-hero-motion canvas{display:block;width:100%;height:100%}
.about-hero-motion:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(9,9,9,.55),transparent 24%,transparent 76%,rgba(9,9,9,.45)),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,9,9,.65),rgba(9,9,9,.55) 48%,rgba(9,9,9,.2) 78%,rgba(9,9,9,.15))}
.about-page-hero>.about-page-eyebrow{grid-column:1/-1;margin:0 0 28px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:.06em}
.about-page-hero>h1{grid-column:1/-1;margin:0 0 clamp(48px,5vw,80px);font-size:clamp(54px,5.8vw,92px);line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:0;text-wrap:balance}
.about-page-hero>.about-page-intro{min-width:0;margin:0;font-size:clamp(23px,2.05vw,32px);line-height:1.85;letter-spacing:.015em;text-wrap:pretty}
.about-page-hero>.about-page-lead{min-width:0;max-width:640px;margin:0;padding-top:2px}
.about-page-content .about-page-hero .about-page-lead p{margin:0;font-size:16px;line-height:2;color:#c9c9c9;overflow-wrap:normal;line-break:strict;text-wrap:pretty}
.about-page-content .about-page-hero .about-page-lead p+p{margin-top:24px}
.about-page-hero .about-page-lead br{display:none}
@media(min-width:1280px){.about-page-hero .about-page-lead br{display:initial}}
@media(max-width:1000px){
 .about-page-hero{column-gap:36px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
 .about-page-hero>h1{font-size:clamp(42px,6.7vw,64px);margin-bottom:40px}
 .about-page-hero>.about-page-intro{font-size:26px;margin-bottom:28px}
 .about-page-hero>.about-page-lead{max-width:600px;padding:0}
}
@media(max-width:767px){
 .about-page-content{--about-hero-top:132px;padding-top:var(--about-hero-top)}
 .about-hero-motion:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(9,9,9,.55),rgba(9,9,9,.65) 38%,rgba(9,9,9,.65) 72%,rgba(9,9,9,.55))}
 .about-page-hero>.about-page-eyebrow{margin-bottom:24px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.025em}
 .about-page-hero>h1{font-size:clamp(29px,8.35vw,50px);line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:36px}
 .about-page-hero>.about-page-intro{font-size:clamp(19px,5.2vw,24px);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:28px;letter-spacing:0}
 .about-page-content .about-page-hero .about-page-lead p{font-size:15px;line-height:2}
 .about-page-content .about-page-hero .about-page-lead p+p{margin-top:20px}
}
@media(forced-colors:active){.about-hero-motion{display:none}}

/* Soft colour mist fills each card; copy stays above its contrast layer. */
.about-card-stack{position:relative;isolation:isolate;margin-top:100px;padding-bottom:64px}
.about-card-stack .about-story-card{display:block;position:relative;border:0;padding:0;margin:0 0 100px;scroll-margin-top:112px}
.about-card-stack .about-story-card:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.about-card-surface{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.12fr);gap:clamp(32px,4vw,64px);min-height:640px;padding:clamp(28px,3.5vw,52px);border:0;border-radius:8px;background:#181818;overflow:hidden;transform-origin:center top}
.about-card-heading{min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}
.about-card-stack .about-page-eyebrow{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;margin:0 0 30px;color:#c4c4bd;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.09em}
.about-card-stack .about-page-eyebrow>span:last-child,.about-card-number,.about-card-copy .about-capabilities article>span{font-family:"benton-modern-display",serif;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-synthesis:none}
.about-card-stack .about-page-eyebrow>span:last-child{font-size:clamp(21px,2.2vw,32px);line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.015em}
/* Match the service section badges: black italic numbers in white circles. */
.about-card-number{flex:0 0 54px;width:54px;height:54px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#fff;color:#090909;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.035em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
@media(max-width:900px){.about-card-number{flex-basis:48px;width:48px;height:48px;font-size:18px}}
@media(max-width:620px){.about-card-number{flex-basis:40px;width:40px;height:40px;font-size:16px}}
@media(forced-colors:active){.about-card-number{forced-color-adjust:none;background:CanvasText;color:Canvas}}
.about-card-stack h2{font-size:clamp(27px,2.8vw,40px);line-height:1.65;margin:0 0 32px;scroll-margin-top:120px}
.about-card-media{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;min-height:0;border-radius:inherit;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% 100%,var(--mist-cool,#195c83),transparent 65%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 55% 0%,var(--mist-warm,#91442e),transparent 60%),#09131d;overflow:hidden;pointer-events:none}
.about-card-media img{display:none}
.about-card-mist{display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}
.about-card-media:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;opacity:.23;mix-blend-mode:soft-light;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.72' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cpath fill='%23fff' filter='url(%23n)' d='M0 0h160v160H0z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.about-card-media:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.28),rgba(0,0,0,.18) 36%,rgba(0,0,0,.64) 68%,rgba(0,0,0,.72)),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.08),rgba(0,0,0,.23));pointer-events:none}
.about-card-heading>.about-page-eyebrow,.about-card-heading>h2{position:relative;z-index:1}
.about-card-copy{position:relative;z-index:1;min-width:0;align-self:center}
.about-page-content .about-card-copy p{font-size:16px;line-height:2;color:#e0e0dc;margin:0 0 24px}
.about-card-copy>p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points{display:grid;gap:20px;margin:24px 0 0}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points h3{font-size:20px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin:0 0 8px}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points p{margin:0}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points.about-capabilities{margin:24px 0 0;gap:20px}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points.about-capabilities article>span{display:block;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.65}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points.about-working-steps{margin:24px 0 0;gap:20px}
.about-card-copy .about-capabilities{margin:30px 0;gap:24px}
.about-card-copy .about-capabilities h3,.about-card-copy .about-working-steps h3{font-size:20px;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.65}
.about-card-copy .about-capabilities p,.about-card-copy .about-working-steps p{margin:0}
.about-card-copy .about-capabilities article>span{font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#d5d5cf}
.about-card-copy .about-working-steps{margin:28px 0;gap:22px;padding-left:1.3em}
.about-card-copy .expertise-link{margin:28px 0 0 auto}
.about-card-stack.is-stacking .about-story-card{position:sticky;top:var(--about-card-top,104px)}
.about-card-stack.is-stacking .about-card-surface{transform:scale(var(--about-card-scale,1));will-change:transform}
.about-card-stack.is-stacking .about-card-surface:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:2;pointer-events:none;background:#090909;opacity:var(--about-card-shade,0)}
@media(min-width:1600px){.about-document .about-page-content{max-width:1600px}.about-card-surface{min-height:720px}}
@media(max-width:1000px){.about-card-surface{gap:28px;padding:32px}.about-card-stack .about-page-eyebrow{gap:16px;font-size:11px}}
@media(max-width:767px){
 .about-card-stack{margin-top:64px;padding-bottom:0}
 .about-card-stack .about-story-card{margin-bottom:28px;scroll-margin-top:100px}
 .about-card-surface{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;padding:26px 22px;min-height:0;border-radius:8px}
 .about-card-stack .about-page-eyebrow{margin-bottom:24px;font-size:12px}
 .about-card-stack h2{font-size:27px;margin-bottom:26px}
 .about-card-media:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.25),rgba(0,0,0,.56) 34%,rgba(0,0,0,.68))}
 .about-card-stack .about-page-eyebrow>span:last-child{font-size:23px}
 .about-card-copy .about-capabilities h3,.about-card-copy .about-working-steps h3{font-size:19px}
 .about-card-copy .expertise-link{margin-top:24px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.about-card-stack.is-stacking .about-story-card{position:relative;top:auto}.about-card-stack.is-stacking .about-card-surface{transform:none;will-change:auto}.about-card-stack.is-stacking .about-card-surface:after{display:none}}

@media(forced-colors:active){.about-card-media{display:none}.about-card-surface{background:Canvas;border-color:CanvasText}}

/* Distinct chapter palettes remain visible when canvas is unavailable. */
.about-card-media[data-about-image="02"]{--mist-cool:#67448c;--mist-warm:#a54f82}
.about-card-media[data-about-image="03"]{--mist-cool:#167b78;--mist-warm:#92a36a}
.about-card-media[data-about-image="04"]{--mist-cool:#d64724;--mist-warm:#7b1528;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 28% 65%,#b52329,transparent 58%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 60% 8%,#dfbd82 0%,#e45b23 16%,#751529 34%,transparent 58%),#060607}

/* Centre the Japanese headline independently of the chapter badge. */
@media(min-width:768px){
 .about-card-heading{display:grid;grid-template-rows:1fr auto 1fr}
 .about-card-heading>.about-page-eyebrow{grid-row:1;align-self:start}
 .about-card-heading>h2{grid-row:2;margin:0}
}
.about-card-copy .about-card-points h3{font-family:var(--font-editorial-jp);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-synthesis:none}
.about-card-copy .about-working-steps li::marker{font-family:var(--font-editorial-jp)}

/* Short, staggered entrances preserve each block's final layout. */
.about-text-pending{opacity:0}
.about-text-enter{animation:about-text-arrive 850ms cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1) var(--about-text-delay,0ms) both}
@keyframes about-text-arrive{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(22px);filter:blur(3px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);filter:blur(0)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.about-text-pending{opacity:1}.about-text-enter{animation:none}}
@media print{.about-text-pending{opacity:1}.about-text-enter{animation:none}}

/* Company details share a top/bottom baseline; the map spans the viewport. */
.about-company{border-top:0;margin-top:88px;padding:0 0 24px}
.about-company h2{text-align:center;margin-bottom:48px}
.about-company-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:clamp(36px,6vw,96px);align-items:stretch}
.about-company-grid>dl{display:flex;flex-direction:column;border-top:1px solid #383838}
.about-company-grid>dl>div{flex:1;grid-template-columns:88px minmax(0,1fr);padding:24px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:2;align-content:start}
.about-company-grid>dl>div:first-child{padding-top:24px}
.about-company-map{width:var(--about-viewport-width,100%);max-width:none;margin-top:64px;margin-left:calc((100% - var(--about-viewport-width,100%))/2)}
.about-company-map iframe{width:100%;height:clamp(360px,56vh,640px);border-radius:0}
.about-company-map>a{margin:22px 7vw 0}
@media(max-width:767px){
 .about-company{margin-top:64px;padding-bottom:8px}
 .about-company h2{margin-bottom:32px}
 .about-company-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}
 .about-company-grid>dl+dl{border-top:0}
 .about-company-grid>dl>div{grid-template-columns:74px minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px;font-size:15px;padding:20px 0}
 .about-company-grid>dl>div:first-child{padding-top:20px}
 .about-company-map{margin-top:40px}
 .about-company-map iframe{height:380px}
}