An information processing apparatus comprising: a reference position determination unit for determining as a reference position a position of an operating tool that is detected first by a position detection unit which detects a position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) that is made to contact a surface of a display unit or that is brought into proximity thereof, when a plurality of operating tools (14A, 14B) are made to contact the display unit or were brought into proximity thereof, wherein an object is displayed on the display unit; a display change operation specifying unit for specifying, according to a moving direction of a position of an operating tool (14A, 14B) that is detected N-th (N≥2) by the position detection unit, a specific display change operation associated with the direction; and a display control unit for performing on the object the display change operation specified by the display change operation specifying unit with the reference position determined by the reference position determination unit as a reference, wherein the display unit includes a display area where the display object is displayed and a non-display area provided outside the display area where the object is not displayed, when a position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) is included in the display area, the reference position determination unit determines the position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) to be the reference position, and when the position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) is included in the non-display area, the display change operation specifying unit specifies the specific display change operation, according to a moving direction of the operation tool (14A, 14B). a reference position determination unit for determining as a reference position a position of an operating tool that is detected first by a position detection unit which detects a position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) that is made to contact a surface of a display unit or that is brought into proximity thereof, when a plurality of operating tools (14A, 14B) are made to contact the display unit or were brought into proximity thereof, wherein an object is displayed on the display unit; a display change operation specifying unit for specifying, according to a moving direction of a position of an operating tool (14A, 14B) that is detected N-th (N≥2) by the position detection unit, a specific display change operation associated with the direction; and a display control unit for performing on the object the display change operation specified by the display change operation specifying unit with the reference position determined by the reference position determination unit as a reference, wherein the display unit includes a display area where the display object is displayed and a non-display area provided outside the display area where the object is not displayed, when a position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) is included in the display area, the reference position determination unit determines the position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) to be the reference position, and when the position of the operating tool (14A, 14B) is included in the non-display area, the display change operation specifying unit specifies the specific display change operation, according to a moving direction of the operation tool (14A, 14B).