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.JP Japan Domain Name registration
.JP Japan Domain Name Register

The TLD .JP is the Internet country code top-level domain ccTLD for Japan. It is administered by the Japan Registry Service.

At the establishment of the .jp domain the domain was administered by the JPNIC, as part of their role as an overseeing technical body for the Internet in Japan. However because of the increasing magnitude of growth and size of the .jp registry, it was determined at the 11th General Meeting of JPNIC in December 2000 to create a new corporation that would manage the .jp domain. Thus, the Japan Registry Service was created, and on June 2003, officially assumed the duties of the .jp registry.

Please note that the TLD .JP registrations are only allowed if the registrant has a physical address in Japan. You must use a Japanese address for the administrative contact of .jp domains. This does not need to be a company or even where the administrative contact..

Second-Level Domains
While any party with a Japanese mailing address can get a second-level domain there are several restricted use second-level domains listed below.

ac.jp: higher level academic institutions, such as universities
ad.jp: JPNIC members
co.jp: most forms of incorporated companies, including foreign companies registered in Japan
ed.jp: educational institutions for individuals under 18
go.jp: Japanese government ministries and their activities
gr.jp: groups of two or more people, or groups of registered companies
lg.jp: local government authorities
ne.jp: network service providers
or.jp: registered organizations and non-profit organizations

This page may not contain all of the information and regulations for this TLD but is intended to give a general idea of the information and regulations imposed on this TLD.