2007 1䋭12

Japan Registry Services Co.,Ltd.

Introduction

The cumulative number of registered JP domain names exceeded one million as of March1, 2008.
On reaching this major milestone, we would like to express our gratitude to all registrants of
JP domain names and numerous Internet users connected to one another through JP
domain names.
Seven years have passed since Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. JPRS was inaugurated in2001 to support the foundation of the Internet society. Since then, we have been striving toserve a greater number of people, taking various measures every year to improve services
related to domain names and DNS.
The management and administration of JP domain names require a high level of commitment toenhancing the public interest and encouraging sound competition. Recognizing this vital natureof its services and influence on society, JPRS annually publishes the “Registry Report” on its
management and administration of .JP domain names.
This report describes the activities of JPRS from January to December 2007 and the prospects
for the future.
JPRS will continue to ensure that JP domain names remain useful and contribute to thedevelopment of the Internet society.

Koki Higashida
President
Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd.

【Registry Activities】
Goal of JPRS as the JP Domain Name Registry2

Challenges

3

Activities in 2007

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External Relations

10

Other Activities

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Overviews of This Term's Activities and Challenges for the Future

16【Mid-term Vision as the JP Domain Name Registry】

18【Statistical Information】
Change in the Cumulative Number of Registered JP Domain Names

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Breakdown of the Cumulative Number of Registered JP Domain Names

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Number of Accredited JP Registrars

21【Reference】
History

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JP Domain Name Advisory Committee

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Proposals and Presentations

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Press Releases

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Goal of JPRS as the JP Domain Name Registry

Our main objectives as the JP domain name registry are: to continuously improve the value of.JP; to provide the registry services that contribute to society; and to gain stronger support fromthe local and global Internet community in an environment where we compete and collaborate
with other registries of Top Level Domains㧔TLDs㧕and similar services.
In January 2001, upon commencing the management and administration of .JP top-leveldomain, we defined the following values for our services:•Reliability: establishing reliable domain names in the global society•Stability: operating and administering a stable domain name system㧔DNS㧕
•Usability: establishing domain names which meet users’ needs•Fee Performance: providing services at internationally competitive fees
We consistently pursue these goals as the core concept of the JP domain names. Moreover, we
strive to conduct registry business in consideration of the public interest, fairness and neutrality.

2Challenges

JPRS set the following key tasks for .JP domain name registry services in 2007:

Improve the Reliability and Stability of JP DNSWith the development of the Internet, domain name systems㧔DNS㧕have come to play agreater role and so need to meet more stringent requirements for performance, reliability, andstability. The JP DNS must be made more reliable and stable in order to ensure the safe,
smooth operation of JP domain names. Moreover, the DNS of each JP domain name operated
by the user must be managed properly, which is essential for the entire configuration of the
distributed DNS. Thus we must consider how to further improve the JP DNS.

Promote Japanese JP Domain Names while Improving the User Environment
Web browsers, search engines and mobile phones are evolving and so improving theenvironment for using Japanese .JP domain names. Keeping abreast with the development of
the user environment, we should focus on how to increase public awareness of Japanese JP
domain names. To this end, we must let more users experience Japanese domain names andrealize how easy it is to use and remember Japanese names.

Strike a Balance between Publication and Protection of Information Associatedwith JP Domain Names Registered by IndividualsWith the diversification of Internet use by individuals, personal demand for domain names isincreasing. Under such circumstances, the handling of registration data, especially theprinciple of disclosing registrants’ names and other data items through Whois, is becoming theconcern for those who register JP domain names. We must consider how to protect personal
data while maintaining the autonomous distributed collaboration of the Internet through the
publication of registration information.

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Enhance Cooperation with JP Registrars
Users register JP domain names through JP registrars, who introduce and explain the domainname services to users. Cooperation with JP registrars is indispensable for JPRS to increase
the value of JP domain names and promote their use. It is crucially important for us to work out
how best to collaborate with the JP registrars to provide better services for users.

Contribute to the Development of the Internet
As the manager of the .JP top-level domain and also as a company supporting the Internet
society, we have a responsibility for the development of the global Internet community. We
therefore study ways to establish and enhance cooperative relationships with relatedorganizations at home and abroad, in the areas of technology, operation, and policy.

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Activities in 2007

To address the issues described in Section 1-2, JPRS worked to enhance its registry services
and the value of JP domain names in cooperation with the JP Registrars and other relatedorganizations.

Submission of a Comment on the “JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Revision Draft”
㧔February㧕
In response to the “Request for Comments on the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
㧔JP-DRP㧕Revision Draft” by the Japan Network Information Center㧔JPNIC㧕
㧔announced on
January 23, 2007㧕, JPRS submitted a comment agreeing to the effective use of JP-DRP and theprinciple of applying this policy to make use of JP domain names more safely and securely.
Following the comment period, JPNIC revised the JP-DRP in June 2007.
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/070219.html
http://www.nic.ad.jp/ja/pressrelease/2007/20070312-01.html

Introduction of General-use JP Domain Name Registration Recovery Procedure㧔March㧕JPRS receives applications for the deletion of General-use JP domain names from JP Registrars
and deletes those names at the end of each month. When domain names become deleted andunusable, users sometimes realize they had mistakenly applied to cease usage, and request thatthe deleted domain names be restored.
In this case, registrants previously had to re-apply for domain names after a temporary
suspension period of one month, during which time registration of the deleted names was
suspended. Re-registration was then done on a first-come first-served basis, and so registrants
were not always able to register their old names again.
JPRS studied how to respond to the demand for recovering deleted domain names, based on
the advice of the JP Domain Name Advisory Committee. As a result, we have introduced aprocedure for recovering deleted domain names to the previous registration state, provided that arequest for recovery is made within a certain period after deletion.
http://jprs.jp/info/notice/200612-rule.html

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Reduction of General-use JP Domain Name Fees for JP Registrars to JPY 2,500
㧔March㧕We reduced the fees for registration and renewal of a General-use JP Domain Name for JP
Registrars by JPY 500 to JPY 2,500 respectively, in order to provide better purchase opportunity
for prospective and existing registrants. This makes total JPY 1,000 reduction since we launched
General-use JP Domain Name at JPY 3,500 in 2001.
It is believed that this reduction will make the General-use JP Domain Name more user-friendly
and attract wider range of users including individuals and SOHO.
We will continue to take measures for better fee performance, one of our four values inmanagement and administration of .JP top-level domain, in parallel with addressing bettermentof the other values such as reliability, stability and usability.

“Beijing Declaration” Announced by Seven ccTLD Registries㧔June㧕Seven ccTLD registries㧔CNNIC: .cn; DENIC:.de; JPRS: .jp; NIDA: .kr; NeuStar: .us; Nominet
UK: .uk; SGNIC: .sg㧕signed a declaration in
Beijing, China, announcing their commitment toincreased cooperation and contribution tobuilding a harmonious information society.
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/070622.html

Beijing Declaration㧔source: CNNIC㧕

Publicity to Promote Understanding of Domain Names and the Internet㧔October㧕
The special website “JPRS24” was opened to boost public understanding of the JP domain nameand the Internet, since the Internet has become a part of daily life and society. This website,targeted at general Internet users, explains the registration and management of domain names,characteristics of JP names, and the roles of DNS, using animations and games.
http://jprs24.jp/

Special Website

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Game content

JP DNS Server [e.dns.jp] Expansion㧔December㧕To increase the reliability of the JP DNS, we have reinforced [e.dns.jp], one of the JP DNS
servers operated by WIDE Project:
㧔1㧕Additional servers installed overseas㧔in San Francisco, USA and Paris, France㧕㧔2㧕Implementation of IP Anycast technology㧔IPv4, IPv6㧕
Needless to say, deployment of geographically distributed servers makes the entire DNS safer
against disasters. Furthermore, implementation of IPv6 Anycast is regarded worldwide as anadvanced approach. By accumulating experience with this technology, JPRS will become able
to provide feedback to the community both at home and abroad.

Alerting Vulnerability in Web Proxy Auto-Discovery 㧔WPAD㧕 and AddingReserved Domain Names㧔December㧕Microsoft announced vulnerability of the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery 㧔WPAD㧕 function
implemented in its Internet Explorer ®. Concerning this vulnerability, JPRS studied precautions to
be taken with the registration, management, and operation of domain names and alerted generalusers and service providers about the problem.
To prevent risks caused by the vulnerability, several reserved domain names were additionallyspecified so that a domain name using “WPAD” in its‫ޛ‬organization label‫ޜ‬cannot be registeredas an Organizational- or geographic-type JP domain name.
http://jprs.jp/info/notice/200712-Web-Proxy-Auto-Discovery-alert.html

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Education and Promotion
Jan. JANOG19
We described the threats caused by improper DNS server settings and called forattention to the issue.

Feb. HOSTING-PRO 2007
We described “DNS Cache Poisoning and Countermeasures” and called for attention
to the problem at “HOSTING-PRO,” a networking event for the rental server andhosting industry.

Apr. ThinkQuest@JAPAN 2007
JPRS supports “ThinkQuest@Japan 2007,” a contest of Web-based teaching material
development for junior-high and high-school students. This year, we offered 260 Generaluse JP domain names㧔both in Japanese and ASCII㧕free of charge to 67 teams who
wished to obtain original domain names for their web exhibits. We also set up anenvironment for accessing the contestants’ websites. In addition, the Best Domain
Name Award was given to the team that chose the most effective domain name toincrease the appeal of their work.

Jun. Interop Tokyo 2007
At the workshop “DNS Operation Security,” we explained the risks involved in the DNS
and countermeasures against them. At the DNSOPS.JP BoF meeting, we also
described the mechanism of “DNS Amp attacks,” a type of DDoS attack recently causing
trouble on the Internet.
At the JPRS booth, mini-seminars were held on domain name utilization, Japanesedomain names, and DNS security.

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Jul. Web Producer Course for Beginners by the Web Advertising Bureau ofJapan Advertisers Association Inc.
In the lecture program designed for training Web producers in companies, we gave alecture titled “Domain and Server Knowledge” to teach Web producers the basic
knowledge they need.

Jul. JANOG20
We gave a presentation titled “Internet Connection Diagram Viewed from the
Perspective of IP Anycast” and introduced analysis results obtained through IP
Anycast deployment in the JP DNS.

Aug. National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools
In the summer seminar held by the National Association of Principals of Technical
Senior High Schools, we gave a lecture entitled “Useful Tips on Internet – Threats andCountermeasures” for teachers of technical senior high schools. This lecture provided
not only basic knowledge of the Internet, such as its history and architecture, but also
the latest trends, threats on the Internet, and countermeasures against such threats.

Lecture on the Internet

Nov. Internet Week 2007
At the DNS DAY session, we gave a presentation on JP DNS operations and theanalysis of query characteristics. We also coordinated a panel discussion on the
future operation management of the JP DNS from the standpoint of the DNS operator.
As a supporting company of the seminar, we participated in Q&A on DNS operations.

9【Registry Activities】

External Relations

Standardization Activities at IETF
Standardization of Internationalized Email Address
Following the standardization of internationalized domain names㧔IDN㧕, email addresses
have become the next target of address internationalization㧔i.e. expansion to a system thatenables the use of non-ASCII characters㧕. The Email Address Internationalization㧔EAI㧕
Working Group was set up in IETF in February 2006 to internationalize email addresses,
each of which is configured as “local part@domain name.” The group aims tointernationalize the entire email address including the local part to the left of @.
As a member of the EAI WG, JPRS continues to assist in drawing up the proposal forstandardization.
The basic framework for internationalized email addresses was specified in RFC 4952
issued in July 2007. This framework is characterized by four protocol extensions㧔header
format extension, SMTP extension, delivery notification extension, and downgradingmechanism for backward compatibility㧕. Concerning the conversion mechanism to maintainbackward compatibility, JPRS made a proposal for technical standards, which was approvedat the IETF’s December meeting together with other kernel elements. The next step to betaken for email internationalization will be to issue an RFC.

Promotion of ENUM Standardization
ENUM is a technology that uses telephone numbers to enable standardized access tovarious communication services on the Internet. As a member of the ENUM WG set up in
IETF, JPRS is contributing to ENUM standardization with its experience in ENUM trial
operations and verification tests. The standard specifications of the ENUM protocol areprescribed in RFC 3761. This document is now being studied by the WG members including
JPRS engineers to clarify the protocol specifications and revise the text. Based on the
results, JPRS drew up an Internet draft paper to identify problems predicted during ENUM
protocol implementation and to inform all implementation engineers of these problems. This
paper aims to clarify ambiguities in the ENUM protocol specifications and prevent errorsthat concerned parties are likely to make in interpretation.

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Participation in ICANN and Other International Discussions
ccNSO Activities
Country Code Names Supporting Organisation㧔ccNSO㧕is one of the organizations set up
in ICANN to support its activities. ccNSO forms a consensus in the ccTLD community on
global issues concerned with the entire ccTLD space and recommends policies to the
ICANN Board. JPRS has a seat in the ccNSO Council.
In 2007, the issue of IDN TLDs gave rise to a heated discussion in ccNSO. JPRS
participated in the IDN WG of ccNSO and took the initiative in developing the list of issues
related to the introduction of IDN TLDs and reviewed from the standpoint of ccTLDs. This
list is currently being used in ICANN as a basis for discussion on IDN TLDs. JPRS has led
this discussion since its beginning and have proposed some solutions to the issues.
We also advocated growing importance of ccTLDs in taking measures against phishingproblems. With ccTLD registries from Austria and Mexico, JPRS explained possible
measures and pointed out the necessity for ccTLD registries to cooperate with each other.
This activity will expand into the entire ccNSO in the future.

ICANN meeting11【Registry Activities】

Participation in SSAC
Security and Stability Advisory Committee㧔SSAC㧕, one of the ICANN advisory committees,consists of experts on technologies for root server operations, gTLD/ccTLD registries,
registrars, and Regional Internet Registries of IP addresses.
JPRS, an SSAC member since 2007, has participated in activities to ensure stable Internet
operations at the global level, making the most of its experience as a leading ccTLD registry.
We also joined the SSAC’s IDN Study Group set up in May 2007 to discuss IDN issues inparticular and examined the influences that IDN TLD deployment may have on the security andstability of the entire DNS. The Study Group reviewed the specific method of the IDN ccTLD
test bed, paving the way to the start of open tests in October 2007.

Participation in APTLD
Since 2002 when JPRS became the manager of the .JP top-level domain, we have taken an
active part in APTLD as a full member and also served on its board of directors.
The Asia-Pacific region has a number of ccTLDs that are at the beginning stage. As a leading
ccTLD registry, JPRS shared the history and technology of IDNs, introduced its ccTLD operation
model, and led discussions with a view to improving the value of ccTLDs as a whole.

APTLD meeting

12Participation in AP䋪 RetreatAP䋪㧔APstar㧕 Retreat meetings are held about twice a year to provide the representatives ofInternet-related organizations in the Asia-Pacific region an opportunity to share informationand promote networking.
JPRS participates in these meetings every year. Presiding over the February meeting, we led
active discussions on a number of issues, such as anti-phishing/-pharming measures,personnel training in the community, and the latest trend in discussions on Internet governance.

Participation in CENTRThe Council of European National Top-level Domain Registries㧔CENTR㧕is an association of
TLD registries in the European region. As a associate member, JPRS shares information andexchanges opinions with other CENTR members.
A major topic of 2007 was the failure of a gTLD registrar followed by ICANN's cancellation ofaccreditation of that registrar, and measures for registrar failure were discussed in CENTR as
well. Concerning this matter, JPRS introduced examples of actions taken in the .JP top-leveldomain. In the technical area, we also offered our extensive experience with IP Anycast
deployment in the DNS at the TLD level.

CENTR Technical Workshop

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【Registry Activities】

Participation in Activities Related to Internet GovernanceIn the Internet Governance Forum㧔IGF

held in November 2007, JPRS gave a talk at aworkshop which aimed at increasing recognition of private-sector-led governance of ccTLDs.
In this workshop, we introduced the model of JP domain name governance in which a privatecompany autonomously conducts registry business and provides domain name services toserve the public interest. There were a number of questions from the audience and requests
for advice on how to introduce such a model in each country and economy. The lecture helped
the participants deepen their understanding of ccTLD registries and provided information
useful for ccTLDs that are expected to grow in the future.
This Forum also discussed the internationalization of domain names, which is art of the activities
to promote multilingualism as a solution to the digital divide. Regarding the situation in Japan,
we talked about demand for Japanese domain names and explained that the registrations andusage are rising as the user environment is improved and case examples increase.

Proposals and Presentations
At various meetings held in Japan and abroad, we have made numerous proposals andpresentations on subjects ranging from policies and technologies to operation know-how related
to domain names and DNS. For details, refer to “4-3 Proposals and Presentations㧔pp.26 and 27㧕
”.

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Other Activities

Research and Development on Registry Systems and DNS
In March 2007, we completed “R&D on the Enhanced Security of Central Internet Functions,” aresearch project commissioned by the National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology㧔NICT㧕㧔joint research with NTT Communications㧕.
In the final phase of this three-year R&D project, we conducted tests and verified that the
research results were applicable to the current JP domain name registry system. Anotheraccomplishment was the development of technology to support DNSSEC, a service for which
demand is expected to grow. We presented the results at international conferences, and theusefulness of the results was highly valued by the participants.

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Overview of this Term’s Activities andChallenges for the Future
JPRS has made constant efforts to strike a proper balance among reliability, stability, usability,and fee performance, which form the basis of JP domain name management, while also
improving each of the four values.
In 2007, we focused on revising services so that a wider range of users will register and use
domain names. We also enhanced public recognition of domain names and proposed ways tomake full use of them.
More specifically, a new procedure was introduced to recover registrations of General-use JP
domain names. This allows greater latitude in coping with procedural errors that may occur
between JP registrars providing JP domain name services and the users of these services. By
establishing a standardized procedure to recover registered names, JP registrars no longer
need to give case-by-case treatment but can offer services based upon the assumption of
possible name recovery, which in turn improves the usability of domain names for theregistrants.
Furthermore, we lowered fees for JP registrars when allocating General-use JP domain namesin the hope that these names will serve a greater number of Internet users. We also carried out
public relations activities to familiarize Internet users with domain names and their benefits.
The environment for using Japanese JP domain names has been expanding rapidly, thanks to
the release of Internet Explorer ® 7㧔IE7㧕in November 2006 and the launch of Windows Vista®
by Microsoft, which comes standard with IE7, in January 2007. JPRS actively createdapplications for Japanese JP domain names, introduced examples of utilization, and promoted
the registration and use of Japanese domain names in cooperation with JP Registrars.
From 2008, we should address the issue of how to respond to the general Internet trend related
to domain names. Specifically, shortage of IPv4 addresses has attracted heated debate, anddemand for the IPv6 environment is expected to grow rapidly in various areas. In the .JP toplevel domain, proactive measures have been taken to support IPv6 in relation to the DNS, butmore extensive efforts seem to be necessary in the future.
Now that the Internet usage is expanding both qualitatively and quantitatively, we must also
improve capacity of the JP DNS and apply new technologies such as DNSSEC and otherservices, continuing the activities to further improve reliability and stability.

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As for international activities, JPRS will place greater emphasis than ever on IDN TLD, the issue
continued from 2007, as a ccTLD registry with extensive experience in IDN services.
Regarding Japanese JP domain names, the distribution of Microsoft’s IE7 to Windows® XP byautomatic updates started in February 2008. It is vital to take this opportunity and continue
our activities to publicize Japanese domain names and their benefits. As a measure toencourage the use of Japanese JP domain names, we will continue activities to standardize
technologies related to internationalized email addresses.
There are several types of JP domain names with different characteristics and different target
registrant groups. We have to boost the usability and advantages of each type so that JP
domain names will serve a greater number of users. As a JP domain name registry, JPRS
remains committed to the basic principle of providing better services to both our current andprospective registrants.

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【Mid-term Vision as the JP Domain Name Registry】

We will continue to take measures to balance reliability, stability, usability and fee performanceof the management and administration of the .JP top-level domain. The followings are ourpolicies for enhancing each of the four values.

Reliability
We will continue to improve reliability so that registrants and Internet users can securely use
the JP domain name space. In particular, our primary goal is to enable individual users toregister and use domain names securely, and to provide corporate users with CO.JP domainname services that cater to the needs of their increasingly dynamic activities.

Stability
We will endeavor to provide a more stable registry system and JP DNS services. In particular,
we will improve our application technologies, network schemes, and operations to ensure not
only robustness against failure during normal times, but also a redundant configuration towithstand disasters and the recent spate of DDoS attacks. Specifically, we will revamp theregistry system and enhance DNS capacity through geographic and network distribution.

Usability
We will enhance usability of JP domain names by making our service more flexible andimproving compatibility with other services that use JP domain names. We will also strengthen
partnerships with JP registrars with a view to offering greater value to both JP domain nameregistrants and Internet users. Moreover, we will make Japanese JP domain names moreconvenient to use, by enhancing technical standardization and collaboration with email softwaredevelopers.

Fee Performance
We will continue to work on reducing fees, while ensuring sufficient reliability, stability, andusability essential for the secure use of JP domain names. Regarding General-use JP domainnames, the fee for JP Registrars was lowered by 500 yen to 2,500 yen in March 2007. We willcontinue to revise fees in the future, taking into account an expected increase in registereddomain names and necessary investment in reliability, stability, and usability.

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【Statistical Information】

Change in the Cumulative Number of Registered
JP Domain Names
As of January 1, 2007, the cumulative number of both Organizational- and Geographic-type
JP domain names exceeded 300,000. On April 1, 2007, the cumulative total of registered JP
domain names exceeded 900,000, hitting 908,329.
㧔Number of names㧕
1000,000
Organizational/Geographic
900,000㧔ASCII㧕
General-use

General-use
㧔Japanese㧕

800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,0000
Jan-93 Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08

Year/Month

Organizational/
Geographic Type㧔ASCII㧕
General-use

General-use㧔Japanese㧕Total

1993/01
1994/01
1995/01

953
1,341
2,206

953
1,341
2,206

1996/01
1997/01
1998/01
1999/01
2000/01
2001/01
2002/01

4,781
15,47733,73958,549124,573
234,294
283,340

121,992

61,507

4,781
15,47733,73958,549124,573
234,294
466,839

2003/01
2004/01
2005/01

297,413309,193
327,742

153,949
199,698
254,13151,54445,402
63,324502,906
554,293645,197

2006/01
2007/01
2008/01

346,340
363,768
378,903

323,182
394,404
468,125

116,602124,153
141,858

786,124882,325
988,886

Please refer to “Statistics”㧔http://jprs.co.jp/en/stat/domains.html㧕for the latest information.

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【Statistical Information】

Breakdown of the Cumulative Number ofRegistered JP Domain Names

As of January 1, 2008

General-use
㧔Japanese㧕
14.3%

General-use
㧔ASCII㧕
44.3%

Organizational/
Geographic Type
38.4%

Geographic Type

㧔Number of names㧕
JP Domain Name Types
AC: Higher education institution

3,421

3,335

Difference
+86

282

289

㧙7

300,899+14,475

4,505

4,451

+54

878

870

+8

GR: Group

8,329

8,592

㧙263

LG: Japanese local authority

2,087

2,225

㧙138

NE: Network service

17,39817,414

㧙16

OR: Judicial body other than kaisha

23,51822,368+1,150

CO: Kaisha㧔Company㧕
ED: Primary school, junior and senior high school
GO: Japanese government

3,111

3,325

㧙214

ASCII

468,125

394,404+73,721

Japanese

141,858

124,153+17,705

988,886

882,325+106,561

Geographic Type
General-use

1 January 2007
Number ofRegistrations

315,374

AD: JPNIC Member

Organizational/
Geographic Type

1 January 2008
Number ofRegistrations

Total JP Domain Name Registration

Please refer to “Guide to JP Domain Name”㧔http://jprs.co.jp/en/jpdomain.html㧕for detailed descriptions of the types.

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Organizational/Geographic

㧔Number of Registrars㧕

General-use

600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Apr-01 Apr-02

Year/Month

Apr-03

Apr-04

Organizational/
Geographic Type

2001/04

Apr-05

Apr-06

Apr-07

Apr-08General-use

Cumulative Total

443

443

490

490

2003/01

560

546

1,106

2004/01

557

559

1,116

2005/01

553

564

1,117

2006/01

562

576

1,138

2007/01

559

572

1,131

2008/01

557

573

1,130

2002/01*The number of JP Registrars for Organizational/Geographic Type JP Domain Name is the figure after April 2002 when its
management and administration was transferred from JPNIC to JPRS.

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【Reference】

History

2000
Dec. JPRS was established.
2001
Feb. General-use JP Domain Priority Registration Phase started.
Apr. General-use JP Domain Concurrent Registration Phase started.
May General-use JP Domain Formal FCFS Registration started.
2002
Feb. ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement was concluded with ICANN.
Apr. Management and administration of .JP TLD was transferred from JPNIC to JPRS.
Oct. LG.JP was established.
Oct. JPRS started distributing a plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer ®, “i-NavTM.”
2003
Jan. Total number of JP domain name registrations reached 500,000.
Jun. JPRS received approval for providing IDN Service from ICANN.
J u l . RFC-based Japanese JP domain name registration service started.
Dec. “Japanese JP Access Site㧔http://jajp.jp/㧕” for mobile phones was established.
2004
Feb. IP Anycast technology was introduced in JP DNS service㧔㨇a.dns.jp䌝㨇d.dns.jp㨉㧕.
Feb. “Nihongo JP Navi” service was started.
J u l . JP domain name started full support for IPv6, for the first time in the world as a TLD.
Nov. Service of a former JP DNS server㧔former㨇a.dns.jp㨉㧕was terminated.
Dec. The portal site “Nihongo dot JP”㧔http://ᣣᧄ⺆.jp/㧕 for promoting Japanese JP
Domain Name was launched.

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2005
Jan. “Jinmei Jiten”㧔http://ੱฬㄉౖ.jp/㧕 to introduce usage of Japanese JP domainnames for personal names was established.
Mar. JP DNS server㧔㨇c.dns.jp㨉㧕service was terminated.
Jun. Work on eliminating risks due to inadequate management of DNS servers was started.
Aug. “Limited liability partnership” was newly defined eligible for registration of CO.JP
domain names.
Dec. “Eki Machi Guide”㧔http://㚞ⴝࠟࠗ࠼.jp/㧕, which provides information on areas aroundstations using Japanese JP domain names which consist of station names throughout
Japan, started.
Dec. JPRS started operation of the M-Root DNS server in cooperation withWIDE Project.
2006
Jan. JPRS started deleting improper DNS server registrations.
Feb. “Investment LPS” was newly defined eligible for registration of CO.JP domain names.
Whois specification related to domain name change was partially modified.
Mar. Cumulative number of JP domain names exceeded 800,000.
A p r. JPRS shortened processing time for JP DNS update.
May Along with enforcement of the Company Law, “Limited liability company” was newly
defined eligible for registration of CO.JP domain names.
Sep. JPRS changed the number of GO.JP domain names which each governmentorganization can register.
Japanese JP domain names reserved for the government were released forrelevant government organizations.
Nov. Cumulative number of General-use JP Domain Name exceeded 500,000.
Dec. JPRS published guidelines for making URL consisting of Japanese domain nameclickable in email text.
2007
Jan. Cumulative number of registered CO.JP domain names exceeded 300,000.
Mar. “Procedure for recovering deleted domain name registration” was introduced forGeneral-use JP domain names.
The annual fee for accredited JP Registrars to register General-use JP domainnames was reduced to 2,500 yen.
A p r. Cumulative number of registered JP domain names exceeded 900,000.
Dec. IP Anycast technology was introduced to the JP DNS service㧔㨇e.dns.jp㨉㧕.

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【Reference】

JP Domain Name Advisory Committee

JP Domain Name Advisory Committee was established in 2002 in order to maintain fairness
and neutrality of the .JP registry operations. The committee members from outside of JPRS
with various viewpoints consider policies for JP domain names. Below are the issues whichwere discussed in the committee in 2007.

㧔1㧕
Consultations and Advisories
Consultation/Advisory

Consultation Date
Document No.

Advisory Date
Document No.

Assessment of the current state of publication/ disclosure and protection of JP
domain name regist-ration information

Nov. 16, 2006
JPRS-ADV-2006002

Mar. 6, 2007
JPRS-ADVRPT-2006602

Method for appointing members of the 4th JP
Domain Name Advisory Committee

Nov. 16, 2006
JPRS-ADV-2006003

Jan. 4, 2007
JPRS-ADV-2006003

Principles of activities to be performed bydomain name registries to prevent phishingdamageAug. 23, 2007
JPRS-ADV-2007001

㧔under consultation㧕

Please refer to “JP Domain Name Advisory Committee”㧔http://jprs.co.jp/en/advisory.html㧕for details.

㧔2㧕 Date of Advisory Committee meetings
Feb. 22 19th Advisory Committee Meeting
The committee reviewed the advisory “Application of the principle of one domainname per entity to special cases including merger of organizations using
Organizational/Geographic-Type JP domain names”㧔JPRS-ADVRPT-2006001㧕.
A basic agreement was reached on the advisory draft for the consultation“Assessment of current state of publication/disclosure and protection of JP domainname registration information”㧔JPRS-ADV-2006002㧕.
The committee reviewed the advisory “Method for appointing members of the 4th
JP Domain Name Advisory Committee”㧔 JPRS-ADVRPT-20066003㧕, and thenrecommended candidates for the new committee members to JPRS.

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May 30 20th Advisory Committee Meeting
A report was made that all the candidates recommended would be installed ascommittee members at the 21st meeting. Mr. Shigeki Goto was appointed as thechair the 4th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee and Mr. Tsuneo Matsumoto as
the vice chair.
JPRS reported to the committee its response to the advisory “Application of theprinciple of one domain name per entity to special cases including merger oforganizations using Organizational/Geographic-Type JP Domain Names”㧔JPRSADVRPT-2006001㧕.
JPRS reported its response to the advisory “Assessment of current state of
publication/disclosure and protection of JP domain name registration information”
㧔JPRS-ADV-2006002㧕.
JPRS reported its response to the advisory “Method for appointing members for the
4th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee”㧔JPRS-ADVRPT-20066003㧕.
JPRS described the general situation of JP domain names and issues in the year
2007. The committee members gave comments and opinions about these issues.

Aug.23 21st Advisory Committee Meeting
The resignation of Mr. Yasuo Tanahashi and Mr. Hidetoshi Saigo from the 4th JP
Domain Name Advisory Committee was reported, and Mr. Koichi Endo and Mr.
Tetsuya Takase succeeded their positions at the recommendation of the Committee.
The members gave opinions about the consultation “Principles of activities to be
performed by domain name registries to prevent phishing damage”㧔JPRS-ADV2007701㧕submitted by JPRS.

Nov. 20 22nd Advisory Committee Meeting
A basic agreement was reached concerning the outline of the advisory draft
prepared for the consultation “Principles of activities domain name registries
should perform for phishing damage prevention” based upon the discussion madeat the 21st Committee Meeting.

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【Reference】

Proposals and Presentations*Original materials are written in English, unless otherwise specified.

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Date

Title

At

Hosted byJan. 17ccTLD Trend - with Focus on IDNs -㧔inJapanese㧕

ICANN Debriefing Session

JPNIC㧔*1㧕
/
IAjapan㧔*2㧕/Jan. 26

Is it Acceptable to Set TTL As Is?- Examining
the Risk of short DNS TTL-㧔in Japanese㧕

JANOG19 Meeting

JANOG㧔*3㧕

Feb. 1IDNs in .JP

DomainFest Global

Oversee.net
㧔*4㧕

Feb. 1

JP ccTLD

DomainFest Global

Oversee.net

Feb. 20

DNS Cache Poisoning and Countermeasures㧔in Japanese㧕HOSTING-PRO2007

HOSTING-PRO
Executive Committee㧔*5㧕

Feb. 25

Framework for .JP Administration

APTLD
Non-Technical Training

APTLD㧔*6㧕

Feb. 26

IDN and Deployment Experiences

APTLD
non-Technical Meeting

APTLD

Feb. 27

Information Sharing with the Government

APTLD Meeting

APTLD

Mar. 1

Measurement of BGP Anycast effects
experiences in .JP

APNIC
23 DNS operation SIG

APNIC㧔*7㧕

Mar. 28

Probable answers on IDN ccTLD issues

ccNSO members meeting

ccNSO㧔*8㧕

Mar. 29

JP TLD System Overview

ccTLD Technical Meeting

ICANN㧔*9㧕

Apr. 25

Status of Discussion on IDN TLD
㧔in Japanese㧕

18th ICANN
Debriefing Session

ICANN

May. 6

Experience in .JP Anycast Deployment

16th CENTR
Technical Workshop

CENTR
㧔*10㧕

May 10Measurement of Anycast Effects- from the experience on . JP anycast
deployment -RIPE 54
DNS Working GroupRIPE DNS WG
㧔*11㧕

Jun. 3

Discussion Paper on IDN ccTLD issues

APTLD members meeting

APTLD

Jun. 3

Technical Considerations for .IDN

APTLD members meeting

APTLD

Jun. 4ccTLDs as Vital Infrastructure

APTLD members meeting

APTLD

Jun. 5

Framework for .JP Administration

APTLD
Non-Technical Training

APTLD

Jun. 7

Registrar Failure- recent cases under .JP -CENTR General Assembly
meeting

CENTR

Jun. 12

DNS risks and countermeasures
㧔in Japanese㧕Interop Tokyo 2007

Interop Tokyo 2007
Executive Committee㧔*12㧕

Jun. 15JPRS Update

Beijing ccTLD meeting

CNNIC㧔*13㧕

Jun. 15

JP ccTLD and Internet

Beijing ccTLD meeting

CNNIC

Date

Title

Jun. 26

Discussion document on ccNSO-GAC IDNWorking Group DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION
㧔Version2㧕ISSUES PAPER
Selection of IDN ccTLDs associated with
the ISO 3166-1 two letter codes

Jun. 28

IDN discussion in ccNSO

ALAC
Policy Priorities Workshop

ICANN ALAC㧔*14㧕

Jul. 12Internet connection diagram viewed with IP
Anycast - a.dns.jp query log -㧔in Japanese㧕

JANOG20 Meeting

JANOG

Jul. 20

Measurement of BGP Anycast Effects Experience in .JP

8th CAIDA -WIDE
Measurement Workshop

CAIDA㧔*15㧕/WIDE
Project㧔*16㧕

Jul. 23

Activities in preparation for the
ICANN Debriefing Session
introduction of IDN ccTLD㧔in Japanese㧕

JPNIC/IAjapan

Jul. 24

Draft-sato-dnsop-anycastnode-requirements

IETF69 DNSOPIETF㧔*17㧕

Oct. 20Making IRIs Clickable in Application
Programs

ICANN Taipei
Meeting

Regional

Oct. 20

IDN ccTLD Issues discussed in ccNSOICANN Taipei
Meeting

Regional

Oct. 24

Local Presence Requirements - .jp -APTLD Meeting

APTLD

Oct. 25

Call for collaboration of
IDN TLD Evaluation

APTLD Meeting

APTLD

Oct. 31

Anti-Phishing - .JP's Position -ICANN ccNSO meeting

ccNSO

Nov. 12IDN Experiences in .JP

IGF

IGF㧔*19㧕

Nov. 15

Governance of .JP ccTLD

IGF

IGF

Nov. 27

Status of Discussion on IDN ccTLDICANN Debriefing Session

JPNIC/IAjapan

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At

Hosted by

ICANN ccNSO members
meeting

JPNIC : Japan Network Information Center
IAjapan : Internet Association JapanJANOG : JApan Network Operators’ Group
Oversee.net
HOSTING-PRO Executive Committee
APTLD : Asia Paciﬁc Top Level Domain Association
APNIC : Asia Paciﬁc Network Information Centre
ccNSO : Country Code Names Supporting Organisation
ICANN : Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
CENTR: Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries
RIPE : Reseaux IP Europeens
Interop Tokyo 2007 Executive Committee
CNNIC : China Internet Network Information Center
ALAC : At-Large Advisory Committee
CAIDA : The Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysisa.
WIDE Project
IETF : The Internet Engineering Task ForceTWNIC : Taiwan Network Information Center
IGF : The Internet Governance ForumICANN ccNSOICANN/TWNIC㧔*18㧕
ICANN/TWNIC

http://www.nic.ad.jp/
http://www.iajapan.org/
http://www.janog.gr.jp/
http://oversee.net/
http://hosting-pro.jp/
http://www.aptld.org/
http://www.apnic.net/
http://ccnso.icann.org/
http://www.icann.org/
http://www.centr.org/
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/
http://www.interop.jp/
http://www.cnnic.cn/
http://alac.icann.org/
http://www.caida.org/
http://www.wide.ad.jp/
http://www.ietf.org/
http://www.twnic.net.tw/
http://www.intgovforum.org/

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【Reference】

Press Releases*Original releases are written in Japanese

Date

Title

Jan. 17

Total Number of Registered CO.JP Domain Names Exceeds 300,000 – 97% of companies listed in the firstsection of the Japanese stock exchanges have registered CO.JP domain names –Jan. 25

JPRS Announces “2006 Annual Access Ranking” of about 9,000 Stations across Japan– The ranking reflects the interest of “Eki Machi Guide”㧔㚞ⴝࠟࠗ࠼㧕users in each station’s site and its
content and shows data on both regional and seasonal characteristics at a glance –Feb. 1JPRS Lowers Annual Registration Fee of General-use JP Domain Names to JPY 2,500– Domain name usability is improved by the revised fee that JP registrars pay to JPRS –Mar. 1㧔http://߅⧎⷗ࠟࠗ࠼.jp/㧕
JPRS Opens a Portal Site for Cherry-Blossom Viewing– The site contains about 1,400 cherry-blossom viewing spots throughout Japan and offers local information–

Mar. 27

JPRS Publishes JP Domain Name Registry Report 2006
– Focusing on user-friendly, high-value JP domain name services such as shortening update intervals for JP
DNS and promoting use of Japanese JP domain names –Apr. 4

Cumulative Number of Registered JP Domain Names Exceeds 900,000– JP㧔General-use JP domain names䋩 ranks 10th in the number of registrations among world’s ccTLDs –Apr. 27

JPRS Supports ThinkQuest@JAPAN 2007, a Web Contest for Junior-high and High-school Students andGives the “Best Domain Naming Award㧔JPRS Special Award㧕”–Supporting the Internet education of young people by enabling them to experience using JP domain names –Jul. 26

JPRS to Give “Internet Lecture” for Teachers of Technical High Schools on August 1– Enhancing Internet education for high-school students by cooperating with the summer seminar held by the
National Association of Principals of Technical Senior High Schools –Sep. 19

JPRS Supports ThinkQuest@JAPAN 2008, a Web Contest for Junior-high and High-school Students–Supporting the Internet education of young people by enabling them to experience using JP domain names–

Oct. 15JPRS Opens JPRS24㧔http://jprs24.jp/㧕, a Website for the JP Domain Name Publicity Campaign– The special game content is designed to promote general users’ understanding of JP domain names –Dec. 4WIDE Project and JPRS Reinforce JP DNS Server “e.dns.jp”– JP DNS is further enhanced by additional overseas servers and IP Anycast deployment –Please refer to “Press Release”㧔http//jprs.co.jp/press/㧕for the latest information.

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