.JP Domain Requirements & Criteria Japan FAQ - Who is eligible for domain registration?
- Companies or individuals that have a permanent postal address in Japan are eligible for registration of 2nd level, i.e., General-Use JP Domain Name.3rd level name under CO.JP may be applied by the companies incorporated with official registration in Japan. Non-Japanese corporations registered in Japan as "Gaikoku Kaisha (Foreign Company)" may also apply for a CO.JP domain name.
Registrant of a CO.JP name must be a corporation registered under the laws of Japan. Non-Japanese corporations registered in Japan as "Gaikoku Kaisha (Foreign Company)" may also apply for a CO.JP domain name.
Any individual, group or organization having a permanent postal address in Japan is eligible for registration of General-Use JP Domain Name.
Most of the information required upon registration must be written with Japanese character, though there are certain items which may be in alphabet. For example, if the legal name of a registrant contains alphabet, the data item for the registrant name may be filled in with alphabet. Please consult 101Domain for further details.
- Can a non-Japanese corporation register a JP domain name?
- Companies or individuals that have a permanent postal address in Japan are eligible for registration of 2nd level, i.e., General-use JP Domain Name.
3rd-level name under CO.JP may be applied by the companies incorporated with official registration in Japan. Non-Japanese corporations registered in Japan as "Gaikoku Kaisha (Foreign Company)" may also apply for a CO.JP domain name.
- How can our company register a CO.JP domain name?
- Registrant of a CO.JP name must be a corporation registered under the laws of Japan. Non-Japanese corporations registered in Japan as "Gaikoku Kaisha (Foreign Company)" may also apply for a CO.JP domain name.
A CO.JP domain name may be registered through JP Registrar. Please contact us for more details.
- What is the organization of .jp domain names?
- CO.JP: Companies (kaisha) having an official corporate registration in Japan. Non-Japanese companies that are registered as "Gaikoku Kaisha" may also apply. (e.g. EXAMPLE.CO.JP)
OR.JP: Judicial persons (other than kaisha) established under the laws of Japan. (e.g. EXAMPLE.OR.JP)
NE.JP: Network service providers in Japan, offering network services to the general public on either profit or non-profit basis. (e.g. EXAMPLE.NE.JP)
AC.JP: Schools established under the School Education Law or other laws, institutions used by several different universities, universities, technical schools (shokugyo kunren-ko), incorporated schools, incorporated technical schools. (e.g. EXAMPLE.AC.JP)
AD.JP: JPNIC[*1] members. (e.g. EXAMPLE.AD.JP)
ED.JP: Nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools, junior high schools, middle educational schools, high schools, schools for handicapped children, vocational schools (senshu gakko), and other types of schools which are mainly for people under the age of 18. (e.g. EXAMPLE.ED.JP)
GO.JP: Japanese government authorities, research institutes under Japanese authority's jurisdiction, and government-affiliated corporations. (e.g. EXAMPLE.GO.JP)
GR.JP: Groups which consist of two or more individuals residing in Japan, or groups of two or more corporations [*2] established under the laws of Japan. (e.g. EXAMPLE.GR.JP)
LG.JP: Japanese local authorities. (e.g. EXAMPLE.LG.JP)
GEO.JP: Geographic Type JP Domain Name. Japanese local public bodies and their organs, special wards and their organs, hospitals, individuals residing in Japan, and organizations having registration eligibility for any of the organizational type domain names: AC, CO, ED, GO, OR, NE, GR.
- How many domains can I register under the previous types?
- Under the current law, you can only register one domain name.
Source: http://jprs.jp/
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