Abstract: There is provided a browsing technology capable of performing a browsing operation intuitively as well as by a smaller number operations without the need of a device capable of performing a direct pointing such as a mouse in a layout arrangement reflecting the intention of a creator of a browsing document. Browsing documents are displayed at an ordinary display mode and in a zapping display mode. The ordinary display mode is a mode for displaying an entire display screen (a first display region) on which an entire HTML document, in which a browsing target is blocked, is displayed and a detail display screen (a second display region) on which the detail of the blocked HTML document is displayed.