General Questions
Q1. What is a domain name?
Q2. What is a Top Level Domain (TLD)?
Q3. What do I need to register a domain name?
Q4. How many domains can I register?
Q5. How much does it cost to register a domain name?
Q6. How can I pay?
Q7. How can I best protect my company and product names online?
Q8. How can find out the latest domain news and changes in Japanese domains?
Q9. How safe is my credit card information on your site?
Q10. How is my personal information used?
Q11. How can I register a Japanese domain without knowing Japanese or having a way of inputting Japanese?
Questions about .JP domain names
Q1. What are JP domain names?
Q2. What are the advantages of the new JP domains?
Q3. Are multi-lingual domains really that useful?
Q4. Who can register?
Q5. How many domains can I register?
Q6. Do I have to be a company to register?
Q7. Can I register in Japanese?
Q8. How much do the domains cost?
Q9. Once I purchase a domain, can I sell or transfer it?
Q10. Is there a "connection approval" system for the new JP domains?
Q11. Do I have to host my JP domain within Japan or can I host this anywhere I want to?
Questions about .CO.JP domain names
Q1. What is required to register a .co.jp domain?
Q2. Can I get multiple .co.jp domain names in Japan?
Q3. What are the meanings of the domain names?
General Questions
Q1. What is a domain name?
A1.A domain name is used to identify a particular computer or server on the Internet.
The true address of a server is actually a unique numeric address such as 123.43.1.5 called an IP number.
While typing in the IP number will take you to a server, users cannot be expected to remember
random numbers. Domain names solve this problem by allowing people to use an easy-to-remember name
to get to the website. For example, typing "www.cnn.com" will take the user to the IP address being used
by that Website.
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Q2. What is a Top Level Domain (TLD)?
A2. A top level domain is the .com part of a domain name. This suffix at the end can imply
the kind of organization that runs the website with .com being commercial, .org being organizations,
.name being individuals, and so on. These domains names are called global Top Level Domains or gTLDs.
There are also country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) such as .jp (Japan) and co.uk (United Kingdom).
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Q3. What do I need to register a domain name at Japan Registry?
A3.Registration requirements are different depending on the domain type that you want to
register. All .jp domain names are fully automatic through Japan Registry and require only a credit
card to register. However, .co.jp requires the registrant to be a registered company in Japan and
limits the number of domains to one per company. A copy of your Japanese business registration or
"tokibotouhon" will need to be faxed to Japan Registry to complete you order.
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Q4.How many domains can I register?
A4.There is no limit on the number of .jp domain names that can be registered.
Only one .co.jp domain can be registered per business registered in Japan.
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Q5.How much does it cost to register a domain name?
A5. Please see: http://www.japanregistry.com/registrationinfo.php.
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Q6. How can I pay?
A6.Currently, Japan Registry accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and JCB.
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Q7. How can I best protect my company and product names online?
A7.The most safe and affordable way to protect your interests online is to register your
company and product names and potential misspellings. The registration cost is miniscule when
compared to that of international litigation. Remember that for a given name there are five potential
domain names that can be registered; the Romaji (English) spelling .jp name, the Kanji spelling .jp name,
the Hiragana spelling .jp name, the Katakana spelling .jp name, and the Romaji (English) spelling .co.jp
name.
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Q8. How can find out the latest domain news and changes in Japanese domains?
A8.To keep up on the latest domain news, visit http://www.japanregistry.com daily.
To receive "The Japanese Domain Update", our newsletter, enter your email in the subscribe
field on the left side of the screen. The newsletter is sent out no more than once a month.
Your email is kept completely confidential, and will not be distributed or used for any
commercial purposes. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending an email to
newsletter-request@japanregistry.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject.
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Q9.How safe is my credit card information on your site?
A9.Our site uses a secure order form with high-grade SSL security encryption and a
certified credit card transaction gateway. Your credit card information remains confidential
and is never stored on our site. What this means is that your personal credit card number cannot
be obtained from our site by hackers. We appreciate your business and want you to feel
comfortable using our site.
For more information on Cybercash, please use the following link.
http://www.cybercash.com
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Q10. How is my personal information used?
A10.Your information is kept completely confidential and never distributed or sold.
For further information, please see our privacy statement: http://www.japanregistry.com/privacy.php
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Q11. How can I register a Japanese domain without knowing Japanese or having a way of inputting Japanese?
A11.
Remember, it is possible to register Japanese domain names in English characters.
If you would like to register Japanese domain names in the native character sets,
but do not know Japanese, you can refer to a Japanese translation service for help
in translating the words you would like to register into Japanese. Please refer to
Jeffrey's
Japanese-English Dictionary or a similar resource to
translate the word/words you are looking for. Japan Registry does not offer translations due
to the high risk of misspelling a non-Japanese name in Japanese.
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Questions about .JP domain names
Q1. What are JP domain names?
A..jp domains are un-restricted, available in multilingual form and are easy to use. Although .co.jp domains will remain critical for companies serious about doing business in Japan, most firms
are turning to .jp domains to extend their presence in Japan.
1. Japanese character domains (Shift-JIS) can be registered in Hiragana,
Katakana, and/or Kanji
2. JP domains containing Japanese characters can be from 1 to 15 characters
3. Japanese domains can also contain the following characters:
4. English character domains (ASCII) can be from 3 to 63 characters
5. English character (ASCII) domains can contain a-z, 0-9 and hyphens "-"
6. You must use a Japanese address for the administrative contact of .jpdomains.This does not need to be a company or even where the administrative contactlives.
We can supply this for you at no charge (see our domain registration
application form).
7. .jp domains can be transferred to other parties
8. Anyone can register a .jp domain name, provided a Japanese address is
supplied
9. There is no limit to the number of .jp domains anyone or any company can
purchase.
10. The rules regarding use of .jp domains:
http://www.nic.ad.jp/dotjp/doc/rule-wideusejp.html
11. Rules for JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, located at:
http://www.japanregistry.com/rules_for_jp_dispute_res.php
12. JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, located at:
http://www.japanregistry.com/jp_dispute_res.php
13. Domain purchase agreement (see our domain registration application
form).
14. Transfer and renewal are allowed, fees apply.
Q2. What are the advantages of the new JP domains?
A2. The new domains are so simple, easy to remember, easy to use,
are backed by JPNIC, JPRS, Japanese ISP's the Japanese business community, and
are recognized as the most trusted, most reputable domains in the Japanese market.
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Q3. Are multi-lingual domains really that useful?
A3. The multi-lingual (Japanese) domains will carve the new wave of the
future of the Internet in Japan. Japanese characters are simple, easy to use, easy
to remember and "natural" for the Japanese.
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Q4. Who can register?
A4. Anyone can purchase a JP domain name. Your citizenship,
place of residence, company status, etc. does not matter.
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Q5. How many domains can I register?
A5. There is no limit as to the number of domains that any
company/individual can register.
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Q6. Do I have to be a company to register?
A6. No. Anyone can purchase a JP domain name.
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Q7. Can I register in Japanese?
A7. Yes. Registration applications are accepted in the "Shift-JIS" Japanese
encoding format.
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Q8.How much do the domains cost?
A8. Please see: http://www.japanregistry.com/registrationinfo.php.
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Q9. Once I purchase a domain, can I sell or transfer it?
A9. Yes. Sales, transfers, cancellations, etc. are accepted and unrestricted
for the new JP domains.
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Q10. Is there a "connection approval" system for the new JP domains?
A10. There was a strange and confusing system called "connection approval" for
the pre-existing co.jp domains. For the new JP domains, there will not be
a connection approval system.
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Q11. Do I have to host my JP domain within Japan or can I host this anywhere I
want to?
A11. These new JP domains will be like popular com/net/org domains in that you
will be able to host anywhere you choose.
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Questions about .CO.JP domain names
Q1. What is required to register a .co.jp domain?
A1.Japan Registry Service Co.Ltd(JPRS), the registry controlling .co.jp domain names
requires that a company be registered in Japan to have obtain a single domain name. In order to accomodate this,
Japan Registry previously offered a branch registration service to help clients obtain these domains. Japan Registry
continues to offer .co.jp domain names. However, we have discontinued our branch registration services in light of the
easy availability of .jp domain names.
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Q2. Can I get multiple .co.jp domain names in Japan?
A2.The Japanese .co.jp rules include a strict policy of only one domain per company. It is not becoming un-common for US companies to actually set up multiple independent limited liability companies or independent corporations in Japan for the sole purpose of obtaining multiple domain names (one domain name for each independent
business).
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Q3. What are the meanings of the domain names?
A3.See below.
www.yourname.co.jp= Company/corporate registration
www.yourname.ac.jp= University/college registration
www.yourname.go.jp= Japanese government registration
www.yourname.or.jp= Organization, foundation, association, society registration
www.yourname.ad.jp= JPNIC membership designation registration
www.yourname.ne.jp= Japanese ISP service provider registration
www.yourname.gr.jp= Independent, private organization registration
www.yourname.ed.jp= Education related (excluding University) registration
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