2009.1-12

JP Domain Name
Registry Repo
eportJapan Registry Services Co.,Ltd.

Introduction

In 2009, .JP received recognition as one of the world’s safest country code top-leveldomains (ccTLDs)*1 . This, we believe, is the result of our careful management of
domain name registration, appropriate services for JP Registrars and Web operators,
as well as cooperative activities with JPCERT/CC* 2 and other security-relatedorganizations at home and abroad.
Also in 2009, much attention was paid to problems that could undermine thefoundation of the Internet, such as the looming exhaustion of IPv4 addresses and thediscovery of vulnerability in DNS software.
As a company supporting the basis of the Internet society through JP domain names
and DNS management, JPRS is striving to make the Internet safe for everyone to use.
To this end, JPRS promptly provides information and deals with risks and problems as
they arise. JPRS also actively contributes to discussions of global issues and conveys
relevant information to parties in Japan.
In addition to the above, JPRS is committed to its ongoing operations to improve JP
domain name services, develop systems, and carry out promotional activities tofacilitate the use of JP domain names and deliver greater value to users.
The management and administration of .JP top-level domain require a high level ofcommitment to enhancing the public interest and encouraging sound competition.
Recognizing this vital nature of its services and influence on society, JPRS annually
publishes the “JP Domain Name Registry Report” on its management andadministration.
JPRS will continue to engage itself in relevant activities to ensure that JP domainnames remain useful and contribute to the development of the Internet society.

Koki Higashida
President
Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd.

Translated: 28 Apr. 2010
Note: This English translation is provided for informational purposes only. For accuracy,
please refer to the Japanese version.
*1 “Mapping the Mal Web—the World’s Riskiest Domains” report published by McAfee, Inc. on December 2, 2009
*2 JPCERT/CC: Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center

Registry Repo
eport
Index

01 Registry Activities
01・1 Goal of JPRS as the JP Domain Name Registry02

01・2 Activities in 200903

01・3 External Relations09

01・4 Other Activities

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01・5 Overview of this Term’s Activities

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02 Statistical Information
02・1 Change in the Cumulative Number of Registered JP Domain Names

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02・2 Breakdown of the Cumulative Number of Registered JP Domain Names

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02・3 Number of JP Domain Name Registration by Prefecture

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02・4 Transition of DNS Configuration Rate

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02・5 Number of Accredited JP Registrars

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02・6 Number of JP-DRP Complaints

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03 Reference
03・1 History

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03・2 JP Domain Name Advisory Committee

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03・3 Proposals and Presentations

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03・4 Press Releases

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01 Registry Activities

01・1

Goal of JPRS as the JP Domain Name Registry

Our main objectives as the registry are: to continuously improve the value of JP domain names; to provide theregistry services that contribute to society; and to gain stronger support from the local and global Internet
community in an environment where we compete and collaborate with other registries of Top Level Domains(TLDs) and similar services.
JPRS defines the following as the core concepts for the registration and administration of JP domain names.
•Reliability: establishing domain name space with the public trust•Stability: operating and administering a stable domain name system (DNS)•Usability: providing accessible domain name services which meet users’ needs•Fee Performance: providing services at reasonable fees
With the mission of supporting the foundation of the Internet, JPRS considers it important to ensure reliability
and stability while pursuing a good balance with usability and fee performance.

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Activities in 2009

JPRS has contributed to the development of the Internet and worked to enhance its registry services and thevalue of JP domain names in cooperation with the JP Registrars and other related organizations.

Publication of Two RFCs Written by JPRS Engineers (March)
RFC5483*1 (ENUM Implementation Issues and Experiences), co-authored by Kazunori Fujiwara of JPRS and
Lawrence Conroy of Roke Manor Research in the U.K., reported on the findings observed through implementing
the ENUM*2 protocol.
Kazunori Fujiwara and Yoshiro Yoneya of JPRS also co-authored RFC5504 (Downgrading Mechanism for Email
Address Internationalization). This RFC defines a standard related to compatibility between internationalized
email addresses and existing email systems.
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/2009/090304.html
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/2009/090402.html

Announcement of Participation in the BIND 10 Development Project (April)
JPRS announced that it will participate in the project to develop the next version of DNS software “BIND 10.”
BIND is the most widely used DNS server software and has been developed by ISC*3, a U.S.-based non-profit
organization.
As the registry of JP domain names, JPRS supports the objectives of the BIND 10 development project. By
participating in this project from the development stage, JPRS will contribute to more stable operations of theInternet. We therefore plan to take an active role in the project, not only by offering financial support but also by
assigning our engineers to the project.
http://jprs.co.jp/press/2009/090422.html

Submission of Comments on IPv6 Home Routers to the IPv6 Promotion Council (June)
JPRS submitted its comments regarding the “IPv6 Home Router Guidelines (Ver. 0.9)” published by the IPv6
Promotion Council, from the viewpoints including DNS security.
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/2009/090604.html*1 RFC: Request for Comments*2 ENUM: Telephone Number Mapping*3 ISC: Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
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Submission of Comments to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Regarding New TLD (June)
The General Communications Infrastructure Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
invited comments on “Internet policies in the 21st century—for the introduction of new TLD names (draft).” In
response, JPRS submitted a comment that the selection of the registry must be conducted carefully and that thesituation must be monitored closely until the service commences.
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/2009/090604_2.html

Submission of Comments in Response to a Notice of Inquiry by the U.S. Departmentof Commerce Regarding ICANN Activities (June)
JPRS submitted its comments in response to a notice of inquiry made by the National Telecommunications andInformation Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC NTIA). JPRS has strongly supported Internet
governance by the private sector led by ICANN*4 and submitted its comments in appreciation of ICANN’s
achievements.
http://jprs.co.jp/topics/2009/090609.html

Announcement of Plans to Implement DNSSEC in JP Domain Name Services (July)JPRS announced its plan to implement DNSSEC*5, or DNS Security Extensions, in JP domain name services by
the end of 2010. JPRS believes at this point that the deployment of DNSSEC is the most feasible and effective
solution to security threats posed by fraudulent DNS responses.
To spread DNSSEC, a number of parties concerned with DNS must take action and make their own
preparations for DNSSEC. JPRS will not only implement DNSSEC in its JP domain name services and JP DNS,
but also provide information to DNS-related parties in various positions, as well as carry out promotion activities.
http://jprs.jp/info/notice/20090709-dnssec.html

Provision of JP Domain Name for Live Eclipse Project (July)
LIVE! UNIVERSE, a nonprofit organization, carried out the “LIVE! ECLIPSE 2009” project to broadcast the total
solar eclipse via the Internet. JPRS offered an easily recognizable Japanese domain name “日食中継.jp” (whichmeans “solar eclipse broadcast”) for this project.
http://jprs.co.jp/press/2009/090721.html*4 ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers*5 DNSSEC: DNS Security Extensions
04 Registry ReportEmergency Warning against DoS Attack to Exploit Vulnerability of “BIND 9”
Dynamic Update (July)
The dynamic update function of the BIND 9 DNS software was found to have a vulnerability, which may be
exploited remotely to stop the services. To cope with this situation, JPRS sent emergency warning messages to
DNS server administrators.
This vulnerability can still be exploited even when the dynamic update function is not validated in the server. This
could cause serious damage, so JPRS issued an emergency alert and urged that patches be applied, incooperation with JPCERT/CC and JPNIC.
http://jprs.jp/tech/security/bind9-vuln-dynamic-update.html

Promotion of Understanding of JP Domain Names (September)
JPRS opened a special website “総統の夢.jp” (President’s dream)
to enhance the understanding of JP domain names. Visitors to thiswebsite play a game linked with a popular Japanese cartoon,“Secret Society Eagle Talon.” Players can acquire knowledge
about JP domain names, such as their functions andcharacteristics, while enjoying the game.
http://総統の夢.jp/
http://jprs.co.jp/ press/2009/ 090907.html

総統の夢.jp

Extended Scope of Real-time Application Process Service (November)
JPRS provides the “real-time application process service” to notify the evaluation results of domain nameapplications immediately to JP Registrars. This service was previously limited to CO.JP domain names, but thescope of service prescribed in the registration rules was extended to include all Organizational andGeographic-type JP domain names. As of the end of 2009, the real-time application process service wasapplicable to CO.JP domain names and OR.JP domain names. The addition of other organizations will bedecided separately.
http://jprs.jp/info/ notice/200909-rule.html

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Warning against Cache Poisoning Attack to Exploit Vulnerability of BIND 9 (November)
The BIND 9 DNS software was found to be vulnerable to remote cache poisoning when the DNSSEC verification
function is implemented. In response to this finding, JPRS issued a warning to DNS server administrators.
When the severity of this vulnerability was rated “High” in December 2009, JPRS again drew up additional
warning messages and urged administrators to take countermeasures promptly.
http://jprs.jp/tech/security/bind9-vuln-cache-poisoning.html

Production of “Ponta’s Great Adventure in the Network,” Booklet to Learn How theInternet Works (November)This booklet contains cartoons that make it fun to learn about “domain names” and“DNS” that are indispensable for Internet operations.
http://jpinfo.jp/study/

Ponta’s Great Adventurein the Network

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Education and Promotion ActivitiesJan.

JANOG 23
In a presentation titled “DNS Is Not the Air,” JPRS called for greater attention to DNS operation, which isa critical service that supports the foundation of the Internet.

Feb.

ThinkQuest@JAPAN 2009
JPRS supported “ThinkQuest@Japan 2009,” a web contest for junior-high and high-school students.
We provided 47 general-use JP domain names (both in Japanese and ASCII) free of charge for 24
web exhibits.
In addition, the Best Domain Name Award was given to the team that chose the most effective domainname to increase the appeal of their work.

Jun.

Interop Tokyo 2009
At a workshop called “Practical DNS Operations,” weexplained risks discovered in DNS and gave an overview of
DNSSEC.
Also, seminars were held to provide a basic knowledge ofdomain names and technical information on DNS at the JPRS
booth as well as the booth opened by the Task Force on IPv4
Address Exhaustion, which is a member organization.
JPRS booth

Jul.

JANOG 24
In a presentation titled “Is Your DNS Operation Ready for the Coming Age of DNSSEC?”, we describedchanges to DNS data that will result from the deployment of DNSSEC.

Aug. Summer Seminar for 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 alecture entitled “Useful Tips—Threats on the Internet andCountermeasures” for teachers of technical senior highschools. This lecture covered the basics of how the Internet
works and domain names, and also explained various threatson the Internet and concrete countermeasures against them.

Summer seminar

Aug. Lecture at Kumamoto Industrial Research InstituteA lecture titled “Latest Internet Trends” was held to provide basic knowledge on domain names andDNS that support the Internet. It also covered the latest topics including DNSSEC.

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Sep.

Japan Internet Providers Association, 29th Regional ISP Gathering in Gunma
We gave a presentation titled “What you should know about DNSSEC” to explain the system and current
situation of DNSSEC and changes to be made to DNS data with the deployment of DNSSEC.

Oct.

Hokkaido IT Seminar Sponsored by Hokkaido Shimbun Press
In a seminar titled “Security and Reliability—Corporate PR in the Age of the Internet,” we described thenecessity of corporate PR via the Internet and the importance of choosing appropriate domain names.

Nov.

IPv6 Promotion Council, IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence WG, IPv6 Home Router SWG
In a presentation titled “DNSSEC and Home Routers,” we introduced problems concerning homerouters that must be solved in order to use DNSSEC.

Nov.

Internet Week 2009
In the “DNSSEC Tutorial,” we gave a summary of DNSSEC andexplained actual settings. We also talked about the history andfuture of DNSSEC at a lunch seminar.
In the “DNS Day” session, JPRS presented statistics on DNS
servers that manage the JP zone and the schedule for introducing
DNSSEC to JP domain name services.
At the “8th DNSOPS.JP BoF”, we introduced RFC describing theextension of DNSSEC as well as new functions of BIND 9.7.

Lunch seminar

Nov. “Internet Use for Companies” Lecture Sponsored by Fukushima Minpo
In a lecture titled “Security and Reliability—Corporate PR in the Age of the Internet,” we described thenecessity of corporate PR via the Internet and the importance of choosing appropriate domain names.

Dec. “Internet Use for Companies” Lecture Sponsored by Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun
In a lecture titled “Security and Reliability—Corporate PR in the Age of the Internet,” we described thenecessity of corporate PR via the Internet and the importance of choosing appropriate domain names.

Dec.

Japan UNIX Society, December 2009 Study Meeting
We gave a summary of DNSSEC and its actual settings in a presentation titled “DNSSEC Trend andOperation.”

Dec.

Matsumoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2009 Information Security Seminar
In a lecture titled “Security and Trust—Corporate Websites and Email Addresses,” we described threatson the Internet and keys to choosing domain names that will give users a feeling of security and trust.

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External Relations

1. Activities at IETF
(1) Revision of IDN Protocol
Since internationalized domain names (IDN) were standardized in 2003, some problems have been found intheir operation, and efforts have been made to revise the protocol to solve these problems. The revision
proposed initially, however, involved some elements that would cause downward incompatibility for IDN users in
China and Japan. Accordingly, in March 2009, ccTLD registries from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan jointly
proposed a revision to solve the incompatibility, and the revision draft was reviewed based on this proposal.
The revision procedure has now almost finished, and a new RFC developed from the revision draft is expected
to be published in the first half of 2010.

(2) Standardization of Internationalized Email Addresses
RFC5504 ( Downgrading Mechanism for Email Address Internationalization: EAI ) , written by two JPRS
engineers, was issued in March 2009. This RFC defines a scheme for ensuring compatibility between
internationalized email addresses and alphanumeric email addresses. With three other related RFCs released at
the same time, RFC5504 paved the way for verification tests that would lead internationalized email addresses
to practical application.

(3) Promotion of ENUM Standardization
RFC5483 (ENUM Implementation Issues and Experiences), co-authored by a JPRS engineer and an engineerof Roke Manor Research in the U.K., was released in March 2009.
This RFC compiles findings obtained in implementing the ENUM protocol and information to be disseminatedthroughout the Internet.
Specifically, the RFC points out ambiguities in the ENUM protocol and the DDDS protocol used by ENUM andclarifies them to help make revisions in the future. The RFC also points out mistakes that engineers
implementing ENUM are prone to make, and presents a method for improving interoperability.

(4) Participation in and Contribution to the IETF Meeting in Hiroshima
The 76th IETF*1 Meeting was held in Hiroshima in November 2009, for the first time in Asia since the 2004 Seoul
meeting (held in Feb. and Mar.). It was the second time for Japan to host the IETF meeting, following the one in
Yokohama in July 2002. JPRS acted as a gold sponsor of the IETF Hiroshima Meeting, providing support toInternet protocol standardization activities. Sending members to the Japan committee, executive committee, andsteering committee of the 76th IETF, JPRS also supported the operations of the meeting.

*1 IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force

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2. Participation in ICANN and Other International Discussions(1) Submission of Comments Regarding Agreement between ICANN andthe US Department of Commerce
In June 2009, JPRS submitted its comments in response to a notice of inquiry opened in April 2009 by the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
The inquiry was made to invite public comments about ICANN’s achievements, prior to the expiry on September
30, 2009 of the agreement between ICANN and the Department of Commerce.
JPRS is one of the world’s first ccTLD sponsor organizations to formalize its relationship with ICANN. Also, since
its foundation, JPRS has strongly supported the management and coordination of Internet resources by theprivate sector and actively participated in ICANN’s efforts to address various issues. JPRS submitted its
comments in appreciation of ICANN’s achievements to date.
In response to this inquiry by the U.S. Department of Commerce, many other organizations also highly evaluated
ICANN’s achievements and submitted comments in support of shifting responsibility for DNS management to theprivate sector. As a result, the agreement between ICANN and the U.S. government was terminated on
September 30, 2009.

(2) Participation in ICANN Activities
ICANN is working on the introduction of IDN TLDs. One of the critical requirements of this is that the appearanceof character strings will not cause confusion with existing TLDs. Accordingly, ICANN developed an algorithm forassessing similarities between character strings and, in April 2009, requested several ccTLD registries toevaluate the validity of the algorithm. JPRS took charge of evaluating Japanese character strings and gave
feedback. JPRS submitted the final evaluation results to ICANN in May 2009.
JPRS attended three ICANN meetings in 2009 as a ccTLD registry. In these meetings, we presented our efforts
to deploy DNSSEC in Japan, as well as preparations for IPv6. Through these activities, JPRS contributed todevelopment of a future action plan for both registries and ICANN.

(3) Visit by ICANN CEOICANN’s CEO Rod Beckstrom visited JPRS in October 2009.
JPRS members exchanged opinions with Mr. Beckstrom regarding theagreement between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce, as
well as the partnership between ICANN and JPRS. Mr. Beckstrom
expressed his gratitude to the Japanese Internet community and JPRS
for their contributions to ICANN.

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Mr. Beckstrom, ICANN CEO, andHigashida, JPRS President

(4) Formalization of Relationship with ICANN Regarding M-Root DNS Server Operation
Since December 2005, JPRS has been jointly operating the M-Root DNS server, which is the responsibility of
the WIDE project.
Organizations operating Root DNS servers have not so far formalized their relationship with ICANN. To establish
a formal relationship, the WIDE project and ICANN exchanged in May 2009 a letter that officially recognizes therole of each party in Root DNS server operations. The official letter sent to ICANN by the WIDE project clearlystates that the M-Root DNS server is jointly operated by JPRS and the WIDE project.

(5) Participation in ccNSO
ccNSO*2 is one of the organizations set up in ICANN to support its activities. The role of ccNSO is to form a
consensus in the ccTLD community on global issues concerning the entire ccTLD space and to makerecommendations to the ICANN Board. JPRS has been a member and served the ccNSO Council since ccNSO
was established in 2003.
In ccNSO, the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process was the main focus of discussion for two years from 2008 to 2009.
Through its activities at ccNSO, JPRS actively participated in the discussion on plans to implement this process.
The Implementation Plan for the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process was approved by the ICANN Board on October30, 2009 and the introduction process launched on November 16, 2009. Egypt, China, and several othercountries and economies were reported to have applied for IDN ccTLDs by the end of 2009.

(6) Participation in SSAC
SSAC*3, an advisory committee on security and stability in ICANN, consists of experts on technologies for root
server operations, gTLD and ccTLD registries, registrars, and regional Internet registries of IP addresses.
JPRS, an SSAC member since 2007, has been participating in activities to ensure that the Internet operates
stably at the global level, making the most of its experience as a ccTLD registry.

(7) Participation in APTLDJPRS has been a member of APTLD* 4 since 2002 and also served on its board of directors to support
management of the organization since 2003.
As the registry of JP domain names, a leading ccTLD, JPRS shares information on domain name registration
services with the other members and leads discussions at APTLD meetings and presentations. We wish to
accumulate experience and know-how, and contribute to raising service standards throughout the ccTLD
community in the Asia-Pacific region.

*2 ccNSO: Country Code Names Supporting Organisation*3 SSAC: Security and Stability Advisory Committee*4 APTLD: Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association
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01 Registry Activities(8) Participation in AP＊ Retreat
AP ＊ Retreat meetings are held twice a year in principle forInternet-related organizations in the Asia-Pacific region and otherorganizations that play important roles in the Internet in eachcountry or economy. In the meetings, representatives of eachorganization report on their activities and share their concerns about
issues. In addition, participants discuss how the Asia-Pacificcommunity should tackle Internet-related issues.
At the AP＊ Retreat held in Beijing in August 2009, JPRS co-chaired

AP＊ Retreat meetingthe meeting with CNNIC* 5 of China, taking charge of program
planning and coordination. At the meeting, participants discussed
issues including anti-spam measures in the Asia-Pacific region andhow to promote such measures.

(9) Participation in CENTR
CENTR*6 is an association consisting of ccTLD registries of, mainly, the European region. As an associate
member, JPRS shares information and exchanges opinions with other CENTR members.
In 2009, members’ attention was drawn to protection against cyber crimes and Business Continuity Planning(BCP) to be made by registries. JPRS participated in the meeting held in May 2009 for registries to discuss theplanning of countermeasures for attacks and emergencies. In June 2009, JPRS made a presentation on BCP for
measures and actions to be taken in case of an outbreak of the H1N1 flu.

(10 ) Participation in the Meeting of Root DNS Server Operation Organizations
Representatives of Root DNS server operation organizations regularly meet on the first day of IETF meetings,
which are held three times a year, where they share information principally on the stability of server operations
as well as topics related to the latest technology. In 2009, participants exchanged information on DNSSEC
deployment and how to prepare for an expected increase in TLDs. They also discussed specific methods for
implementing DNSSEC. JPRS participated in these meetings as an organization in charge of M-Root DNS
server operations.

*5 CNNIC: China Internet Network Information Center*6 CENTR: Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries
12 Registry Report(11) Participation in the BIND 10 Development Project
Since April 2009, JPRS has been participating in the BIND 10 development project. BIND 10 is the next version
of DNS software developed by ISC, a non-profit organization in the United States.
BIND is the most widely used DNS server software on the Internet. In April 2009, ISC announced a plan to
improve the security and robustness of this software and set up a development project to develop thenext-generation BIND 10. JPRS supports the objectives of the BIND 10 development project. By participating in
the project from the development stage, JPRS aims to contribute to more stable operations of the Internet, as
the registry of JP domain names.
This project has participants from many TLD registries around the world, such as CIRA (.ca) and DENIC (.de).
JPRS is taking an active part in this project not only by offering financial support, but also by assigning its
engineers to the project and carrying out part of the development work.

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01・4

Other Activities(1) Participation in the Internet Infrastructure Committee
As a registry with a proven track record in JP domain name management, JPRS participated as an observer in
the Internet Infrastructure Committee set up in the Telecommunications Policy Sub-Council of theTelecommunications Council in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, from November 2008 toJune 2009. For the introduction of IDN ccTLDs representing Japan, in June 2009 the Committee compiled areport on the IDN ccTLD string for Japan, registry selection method, and basic operation rules.
In June 2009, JPRS submitted its comments in response to the invitation for public comments on “Internet
Policies in the 21st Century—for the Introduction of New Top-level Domain Names (draft)” by the Internet
Infrastructure Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
From February to March 2009, the Internet Infrastructure Committee set up and operated a working group to
study new gTLDs with geographical names. As a registry, JPRS participated in this group as a member andshared its knowledge and findings with the other members. The working group discussed what policies thegovernment and related municipalities should draw up for new gTLDs with geographical names and studied
what support would be necessary.

(2) Participation in DNSSEC JapanIn July 2009, JPRS announced its plan to implement DNSSEC in JP domain name services by the end of 2010.
The deployment of DNSSEC to TLDs, including .JP, started to gain momentum in 2009. Announcements weremade on plans to introduce DNSSEC at the root level and also to large-scale gTLDs from 2010 to 2011.
To make DNSSEC function effectively, efforts of TLD registries are vital, as well as mutual understanding andcooperation among many parties, such as domain name registrants, DNS providers commissioned to operate
DNS for domain name registrants, and ISPs operating DNS servers for Internet users. On the basis of thisrecognition, DNSSEC Japan was established in November 2009 to help introduce DNSSEC smoothly andpromote it in Japan.
In support of its objective, JPRS acted as a founding member of DNSSEC Japan. Yoshio Yoneya of JPRS
serves as Vice Chair of DNSSEC Japan.

(3) Submission of Comments on “IPv6 Home Router Guidelines” by the IPv6
Promotion Council
The IPv6 Promotion Council issued the “IPv6 Home Router Guidelines (Ver. 0.9)” in May 2009. JPRS submitted
its comments on these guidelines in June 2009, which describe the types of address received by DNS proxies
and DNSSEC, from the standpoint of DNS security.

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Overview of this Term’s Activities

JPRS has constantly worked to strike a proper balance among reliability, stability, usability, and fee
performance, which constitute the basis of JP domain name registry services, while also improving each of thefour values.

Management and Administration of JP Domain Names
Activities to Enhance the Usability of JP Domain Names
JPRS stepped up efforts to improve the value of JP domain names, to encourage more users to register anduse domain names.
JPRS started its real-time application process service in 2008. This service was previously limited to CO.JP
domain names, but the registration rules were changed to extend the scope to include all Organizational andGeographic-type JP domain names. As of the end of 2009, the real-time application process service covered
CO.JP and OR.JP domain names; the addition of other organizational types will be decided separately.

Activities to Enhance Understanding of JP Domain Names and Their Use
In 2009, JPRS continued its activities to increase public awareness and understanding of domain names,
while engaging in educational activities to propose ways to use domain names effectively.
For example, JPRS set up a special website “総統の夢.jp” ( President’s dream ) in a tie-up with a popular
Japanese cartoon, “Secret Society Eagle Talon.” Visitors to this website can learn about JP domain names,such as their functions and characteristics, while enjoying playing the game. In TV commercials and media
ads linked with this cartoon, JPRS also advertised the features of JP domain name in a humorous manner.
Our promotion activities ranged from working with news reporters and writing for journals, to giving lectures atcorporate seminars held by newspaper companies and chambers of commerce and industry. Thus, we
conducted educational activities to enhance the understanding of domain names and the Internet in a varietyof areas.
To promote Japanese JP domain names, we introduced a greater number of examples to help people
recognize their uses and benefits.

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DNS Operations
Activities to Implement DNSSEC in JP Domain Name Services
JPRS announced its plan to implement DNSSEC, the DNS security extensions, in JP domain nameservices by the end of 2010. As of January 2010, JPRS was conducting specification studies and tests for
implementing DNSSEC.
DNSSEC is a mechanism for validating the integrity of DNS response, which is done by both the DNS
provider and the user supporting DNSSEC. To promote the diffusion of DNSSEC, many DNS-relatedparties need to push ahead with their plans to handle DNSSEC. For this reason, JPRS conductedpromotional activities in various areas, giving lectures at Internet-related events, seminars, and meetings
and writing for a variety of journals. JPRS is also a founding member of DNSSEC Japan, which was set
up to facilitate the roll-out of DNSSEC in Japan.
JPRS is going to deploy DNSSEC in the JP DNS and JP domain name service provided by JPRS itself,while conducting promotional and educational activities and providing information to various DNS-relatedparties.

R&D of Internet Technologies and International Activities
Promotion of International Standardization of Internet-related Technologies
Two RFCs by JPRS engineers were issued. One is RFC5483 ( ENUM Implementation Issues andExperiences), co-authored by Kazunori Fujiwara of JPRS and Lawrence Conroy of Roke Manor Research in
the U.K. The other is RFC5504 (Downgrading Mechanism for Email Address Internationalization) co-authoredby Kazunori Fujiwara and Yoshiro Yoneya of JPRS.
Regarding IDN, JPRS proposed revisions to IETF to solve problems found during IDN operation, in
cooperation with ccTLD registries in China, Korea, and Taiwan. Currently, revision is being made based on
the proposal, and a related RFC is expected to be published in the first half of 2010.

16 Registry ReportParticipation in the BIND 10 Development Project
Since April 2009, JPRS has participated in the project to develop the next version of DNS software, BIND 10.
In support of the objectives of the BIND 10 development project, JPRS decided to participate in it from thedevelopment stage as the registry of JP domain names, in order to contribute to the operational stability of theInternet. JPRS is taking an active part in the joint development initiative not only by offering financial support,
but also by assigning its engineers to the project.

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02 Statistical Information

Change in the Cumulative Number of Registered
JP Domain Names

02・1

As of August 1, 2009, the cumulative number of registered JP domain names reached 1.1 million.
By January 1, 2010, the cumulative number of registered JP domain names increased by 76,428 in one year,
reaching 1,140,159.

(Number of names)

00
0,000
1,200,000
Organizational / Geographic
Organizatio
eographic

General-use
General-usse (ASCII)

General-use (Japanese)
General-us

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1,000,000
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800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
Jun-93 Jun-94 Jun-95 Jun-96 Jun-97 Jun-98 Jun-99 Jun-00 Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Jun-05 Jun-06 Jun-07 Jun-08 Jun-09 Jun-10(Number of names)

Year/ Month

Organizational/
Geographic

General-use (ASCII)

General-use (Japanese)

Total

1993/01

953

953

1994/01

1,341

1,341

1995/01

2,206

2,206

1996/01

4,781

4,781

1997/01

15,477

15,477

1998/01

33,73933,7391999/01

58,54958,5492000/01

124,573

124,573

2001/01

234,294

2002/01

283,340

121,992

61,507

466,839

2003/01

234,294

297,413

153,949

51,544502,906

2004/01

309,193

199,698

45,402554,2932005/01

327,742

254,131

63,324645,197

2006/01

346,340

323,182

116,602786,124

2007/01

363,768

394,404

124,153882,325

2008/01

378,903

468,125

141,858

988,886

2009/01

389,598539,212

134,921

1,063,731

2010/01

399,339

607,066

133,754

1,140,159

Please refer to “Statistics” ( http://jprs.co.jp/en/stat/ ) for the latest information.

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Breakdown of the Cumulative Number ofRegistered JP Domain Names*As of January 1, 2010

General-use(Japanese)
11.7%

Organizational/
Geographic Type
35.0%

General-use (ASCII)
53.3%

ED : 0.4%

CO: 29.4%
NE: 1.5%

GO: 0.07%
GR : 0.7%

OR:2.2%

LG :0.2%
Geographic
Type :0.2%
AC :0.3%
AD : 0.03%(Number of names)

1 January 2010
Number ofRegistrations

1 January 2009
Number ofRegistrations

3,528

3,482

+46

274

273

+1

334,755

325,639+9,116

4,562

4,500

+62

791

887

-96

GR: Group

8,024

8,103

-79

LG: Japanese local authority

1,876

1,931

-55

NE: Network service

16,987

17,327-340

body other than
OR: Judicial
company

25,65824,470+1,188Geographic type

2,884

2,986

-102

ASCII

607,066

539,212+67,854

Japanese

133,754

134,921-1,1671,140,159

1,063,731+76,428

JP Domain Name Types
Higher education institution
AC : (e.g. university)
AD: JPNIC Member
CO: Company
Primary school, junior and
ED: senior high school

Organizational/
Geographic Type

GO: Japanese government

Difference

General-use
Total JP Domain Name Registration
Please refer to “Statistics” ( http://jprs.co.jp/en/stat/ ) for the latest information.

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02・3

Number of JP Domain Name Registrations
by Prefecture*As of January 1, 2010

Prefecture
Hokkaido
Aomori
Iwate
Miyagi
Akita
Yamagata
Fukushima
IbarakiTochigi
Gunma
Saitama
Chiba
Tokyo
Kanagawa
NiigataToyamaIshikawa
Fukui
Yamanashi
NaganoGifu
Shizuoka
Aichi
Mie
Shiga
Kyoto
Osaka
Hyogo
Nara
Wakayama
Tottori
Shimane
Okayama
Hiroshima
Yamaguchi
Tokushima
KagawaAichi
Kochi
Fukuoka
Saga
Nagasaki
Kumamoto
Oita
MiyazakiKagoshima
Okinawa
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Organizational/Geographic
Type JP Domain Name
2.8%
0.5%
0.4%
1.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.8%
1.3%
1.0%
1.1%
4.1%
3.0%
32.8%
6.6%
1.1%
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
1.4%
1.2%
2.3%
5.5%
0.9%
0.6%
2.1%
9.7%
3.2%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.3%
1.1%
1.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
2.9%
0.3%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%

General-use JP Domain
Name (ASCII)
2.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
2.7%
2.3%
47.3%
5.2%
0.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.9%
0.7%
1.4%
3.5%
0.5%
0.5%
2.3%
11.3%
2.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.7%
1.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
2.4%
0.2%
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%

General-use JP Domain
Name (Japanese)
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.6%
0.2%
0.6%
1.7%
1.3%
68.8%
3.6%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.7%
2.6%
0.3%
0.3%
1.5%
5.0%
2.7%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
1.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%

02・4

Transition of DNS Configuration Rate

(%)

100

90

80

70
Organizational/Geographic Type60

General-use (ASCII)
General-use (Japanese)

50

Month, Year
January 2008
January 2009
January 2010

January 2008

January 2009

Organizational/Geographic
Type JP Domain Name

General-use JP
Domain Name (ASCII)

General-use JP
Domain Name (Japanese)

93.2%
94.3%
95.4%

67.4%
71.4%
75.1%

98.1%
98.1%
98.3%

January 2010

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02・5

Number of Accredited JP Registrars

Organizational/Geographic
Organizatio
nizatioonal/Ge
eographic
ographhichic

General-use
GeneralGeneral-us
Genera-ususssee(Number of Registrars
Registg trars)

600
00
500
00
400
00
300
00
200
00
100
0
Apr-01

Jan-02Jan-03Jan-04Jan-05Jan-06

Jan-07

Jan-08Jan-09Jan-10(Number of Registrars)

Year/Month

Organizational/Geographic
Type

General-use

Total

April, 2001

443

443

January, 2002

490

490

January, 2003

560

546

1,106

January, 2004

557

559

1,116

January, 2005

553

564

1,117

January, 2006

562

576

1,138

January, 2007

559

572

1,131

January, 2008

557

573

1,130

January, 2009

558

577

1,135

January, 2010

556

578

1,134

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

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Number of JP-DRP Complaints(Number of cases)

12
10
8
6
4
2
0

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

(Number of cases)

Year

Number

2000

2

2001

11

2002

6

2003

7

2004

4

2005

11

2006

8

2007

10

2008

3

2009

9

For details of domain name disputes, please refer to the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Policy (JP-DRP) posted by the Japan Network Information Center (http://www.nic.ad.jp/en/drp/).

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03・1

History

2000

Dec.

JPRS was established.

2001

Feb.
Apr.
May

General-use JP Domain Priority Registration Phase started.
General-use JP Domain Concurrent Registration Phase started.
General-use JP Domain Formal FCFS Registration started.

2002

Feb.
Apr.
Oct.
Oct.

ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement was concluded with ICANN.
Management and administration of .JP TLD was transferred from JPNIC to JPRS.
LG.JP was established.
JPRS started distributing a plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer, “i-Nav.”

2003

Jan.
Jun.
Jul.
Dec.

Total number of JP domain name registrations reached 500,000.
JPRS received approval from ICANN to start IDN service.
RFC-based Japanese JP domain name registration service started.
“Japanese .JP Access Site (http://jajp.jp/ )” for mobile phones was launched.

2004

Feb.
Feb.
Jul.
Dec.

IP Anycast technology was introduced in JP DNS service ([a.dns.jp] [d.dns.jp])“Nihongo JP Navi” service was started.
.JP started full support for IPv6, for the first time in the world as a TLD.
The portal site “Nihongo dot JP” (http://日本語.jp/ ) for promoting Japanese JP domainnames was launched.

2005

Jan.

The portal site “Jinmei Jiten” (http://人名事典.jp/ ) for introducing Japanese JP domainnames that place person’s name under .JP was launched.
Work on eliminating risks due to inadequate management of DNS servers was started.
“Eki Machi Guide” (http:// 駅街ガイド.jp/ ), which provides information on areas around stations
using Japanese JP domain names which consist of station names throughout Japan, started.
JPRS started operation of the M-Root DNS server in cooperation with WIDE Project.

Jun.
Dec.
Dec.
2006

Jan.
Mar.
Apr.
Sept.

Nov.
Dec.

JPRS started deleting improper DNS server settings.
Cumulative number of JP domain names exceeded 800,000.
JPRS shortened processing time for JP DNS update.
JPRS changed the number of GO.JP domain names which each government organization
can register.
Japanese JP domain names reserved for the government were released for relevant governmentorganizations.
Cumulative number of General-use JP domain names exceeded 500,000.
JPRS published guidelines for making URL consisting of Japanese domain name clickablein email text.

Dec.

Cumulative number of registered CO.JP domain names exceeded 300,000.
“Procedure for recovering deleted domain name registration” was introduced for General-use
JP domain names.
IP Anycast technology was introduced to the JP DNS service ([e.dns.jp]).

2008

Mar.
Jun.
Oct.

Cumulative number of registered JP domain names exceeded one million.
JPRS started the real-time application process service for CO.JP domain names.
The JP DNS server configuration was changed (c.dns.jp and g.dns.jp were added).

2009

Apr.
Jul.
Aug.
Nov.

JPRS announced its participation in the BIND 10 development project.
JPRS announced its plan to implement DNSSEC in JP domain name services.
Cumulative number of registered JP domain names exceeded 1.1 million.
JPRS extended the coverage of the real-time application process service.

2007

Jan.
Mar.

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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 which were discussed in the committee in 2009.

(1) Consultations and Advisories
Consultation/Advisory

Consultation Date
Document No.

Advisory Date
Document No.

Policy for correlating “.日本” with “.JP” when JPRS is
to manage “.日本”Aug. 27, 2008
JPRS-ADV-2008001

Apr. 21, 2009
JPRS-ADVRPT-2008001

Method for appointing the members of the 5th JP
Domain Name Advisory Committee

Dec. 8, 2008
JPRS-ADV-2008002

Dec. 26, 2008
JPRS-ADVRPT-2008002

Introduction of DNS security extensions (DNSSEC)

Sep. 7, 2009
JPRS-ADV-2009001(under consultation)*Please refer to “JP Domain Name Advisory Committee” ( http://jprs.co.jp/en/advisory.html ) for details.

(2) Advisory Committee Meetings
Mar. 927th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee meeting
A basic agreement was reached regarding a draft report drawn up in response to the inquiry “Policy forcorrelating ‘.日本’ with ‘.JP’ if JPRS is to manage ‘.日本’ (JPRS-ADV-2008001).”
Committee members confirmed the advisory “Method for appointing the members of the 5th JP Domain
Name Advisory Committee” (JPRS-ADVRPT-2008002) and recommended the candidates.

May 2828th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee meeting
A report was made on the appointment of all the members recommended in the 27th Committee meeting.
Mr. Shigeki Goto was elected and appointed Chair, and Mr. Tsuneo Matsumoto as Vice Chair of theCommittee.
JPRS explained its response to the report “for appointing the members of the 5th JP Domain Name
Advisory Committee” (JPRS-ADVRPT-2008002).
JPRS explained the general situation of JP and other domain names, and committee members madevarious comments on the subject.

Sep. 729th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee meeting
Mr. Tetsuya Takase resigned from the 5th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee. It was reported that
Mr. Ryuichi Hara was appointed as successor at the recommendation of the Committee.
Committee members offered comments on the JPRS’s inquiry about the “Introduction of DNS Security
Extensions (DNSSEC).”

Dec. 1130th JP Domain Name Advisory Committee meeting
A basic agreement was reached on an outline of the draft advisory developed based on the discussion at
the 29th meeting, in response to the inquiry “Introduction of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).”

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03・3

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

Date
Jan. 23
Feb. 19

Title
DNS Is Not the Air —Do you think
it works on its own? (in Japanese)
Latest trends of domain names
and DNS (in Japanese)At

Hosted by

JANOG23 meeting

JANOG (*1)

HOSTING-PRO2009 lunch seminar

HOSTING-PRO
Executive Committee (*2)

Feb. 23

IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process in JapanAPTLD meeting

APTLD (*3)

Feb. 24

Local governments' concerns about
new gTLDs – in JapanAPTLD meeting

APTLD

Feb. 27

Internet resource management and
JNIC, JPNIC and JPRS (in Japanese)

International Symposiumon the Operation,
Technology, and R&D for
the New-generation Network– In memory of
Masaki Hirabaru –Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science,
University-Industry Research
Cooperation Committee,
Internet Technology 163rd
Committee

Mar. 4

RFC 5483: ENUM implementation issues
and experiences

IETF

IETF (*4)

Mar. 23

CJK Local mapping in IDNA2008

IDNABIS WG
Meeting @ IETF74

IETF

IETF

IETF

ICANN Debriefing
SessionICANN Debriefing
SessionJPNIC (*5) /IAjapan (*6)

Apr. 2

RFC 5504: Downgrading mechanism
for email addresses
IDN ccTLD and new gTLD from thestandpoint of ccTLD registry (in Japanese)
Report on ICANN meeting in Mexico City(in Japanese)

May 19ENUM in Japan

ENUM Seminar 2009

MYNIC (*7)

Jun. 5Business continuity planning for H1N1 flu

CENTR GACENTR (*8)

Jun. 10

DNS risks and countermeasures(in Japanese)

Interop Tokyo 2009
WorkshopInterop Tokyo 2009
Executive Committee (*9)

Jun. 10

IPv4 address exhaustion and DNS– IPv6 measures for DNS – (in Japanese)

Planned by the Interop
Tokyo 2009 sponsors, Task
Force on IPv4 Address
Exhaustion, Japan

Interop Tokyo 2009
Executive Committee

JANOG24 meeting

JANOG

Mar. 31
Apr. 2J u l . 23

Is your DNS operation ready for the coming
age of DNSSEC? (in Japanese)
Update of ICANN Security and Stability
Advisory Committee (SSAC) (in Japanese)J u l . 23

ccNSO Update (in Japanese)

Aug. 21

Jul. 9JPNIC /IAjapan

ICANN Debriefing
SessionICANN Debriefing
SessionJPNIC /IAjapan

APTLD strategy building- How did we begin?

APTLD meeting

APTLD

Sep. 4

Update using ANY (in Japanese)

7th DNSOPS.JP BoF

DNSOPS.JP (*10)

Sep. 4

For the introduction of DNSSEC(in Japanese)

7th DNSOPS.JP BoF

DNSOPS.JP

Sep. 4

How to try out DNSSEC now (in Japanese)

7th DNSOPS.JP BoF

DNSOPS.JP

Sep. 4

Auto-generating IPv6 reverse-mapping
DNS server (in Japanese)

2nd IPv6 Operations
Forum

Auto-generating IPv6
Reverse-mapping
DNS Server Forum
Executive Committee

Sep. 25

Auto-generation of IPv6 reverse-mapping in
DNS servers

Internet Architecture Study
Group on auto-generationof IPv6 reverse-mapping in
DNS servers

Information Processing
Society of Japan (*11)

Sep. 30

Grace/redemption period at .jp

CENTR Admin Workshop

CENTR

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JPNIC / IAjapan

DateOct. 28

*14
*15
*16
*17
*18

DNSSEC in .JP

At

Hosted byWorkshop: DNSSECICANN (*12)

IPv6 showcase

ICANN

Task Force on IPv4 Address
Exhaustion, Service Logo WG
IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence WG
IPv6 Home Router SWG

Task Force on IPv4 Address
Exhaustion, Japan (*13)

DNSOPS.JP BoF

DNSOPS.JP

Nov. 5

Portions necessary to be IPv6-enabled
in Registry
IPv6 measures for DNS server information
registration in registry (in Japanese)

Nov. 19DNSSEC and home routers (in Japanese)

Nov. 24DNSSEC extension, new functions of BIND 9.7,
small-scale DNSSEC trial and results(in Japanese)

Nov. 24

Introduction for JP domain name services(in Japanese)

Nov. 24

JP DNS update (in Japanese)

Nov. 24DNSSEC tutorial (in Japanese)

Nov. 24

How many years for DNSSEC?
“Lunch with Talk on DNS” (in Japanese)

Nov. 25

New TLDs (in Japanese)

Dec. 1DNSSEC trend and operation (in Japanese)

Dec. 8

IDN and digital certificates (in Japanese)

6th General Meeting

Dec. 8DNSSEC and home routers (in Japanese)

Router Switch Technology
Committee, regular meeting

Dec. 16

For the implementation of DNSSEC(in Japanese)

Study meeting on the revisionof safety measure standards
FY2009 5th meeting

Communications andInformation Network
Association of Japan (*17)
The Center for Financial
Industry Information
Systems (*18)

Dec. 17ccNSO Update (in Japanese)

ICANN Debriefing Session

JPNIC

Oct. 29

*1
*2
*3
*4
*5
*6
*7
*8
*9
*10
*11
*12
*13

Title

JANOG: Japan Network Operators' GroupHOSTING-PRO Executive Committee
APTLD: Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association
IETF: The Internet Engineering Task Force
JPNIC: Japan Network Information Center
IAjapan: Internet Association Japan
MYNIC
CENTR: Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries
Interop Tokyo 2009 Executive Committee
DNSOPS.JP: DNS Operators Group, JapanThe Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Internet Week 2009
DNS DAY
Internet Week 2009
DNS DAY
Internet Week 2009DNSSEC Tutorial
Internet Week 2009
lunch seminar
Internet Week 2009:
Tomorrow brought about by
new domain name space
Study meeting in
Dec. 2009

IPv6 Promotion Council (*14)

JPNIC
JPNIC
JPNIC
JPNIC
JPNIC
Japan UNIX Society (*15)
Japan CA Forum (*16)

http://www.janog.gr.jp/
http:// hosting-pro.jp/
http://www.aptld.org/
http://www.ietf.org/
http://www.nic.ad.jp/
http://www.iajapan.org/
http://www.mynic.my/
http://www.centr.org/
http://www.interop.jp/
http://dnsops.jp/
http://www.ieice.org/jpn/

Task Force on IPv4 Address Exhaustion, Japan

http://www.icann.org/
http://www.kokatsu.jp/

IPv6 Promotion Council
Japan UNIX Society
Japan CA Forum
Communications and Information Network Association of JapanThe Center for Financial Industry Information Systems

http://www.v6pc.jp/jp/
http://www.jus.or.jp/
http://www.jcaf.or.jp/
http://www.ciaj.or.jp/
http://www.fisc.or.jp/

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Press Releases*Original releases are written in Japanese

Date

Title

Feb. 23JPRS Supports ThinkQuest@JAPAN 2009, a Web Contest for Junior and Senior High SchoolStudents, and Bestows the ”Best Domain Naming Award (JPRS Special Award)”̶ Supporting Internet Education of Young People by Enabling Them to Experience the Use of
JP Domain Names ̶Mar. 26

JPRS Releases “JP Domain Name Registry Report 2008”
̶ The Number of Registered JP Domain Names Reaches 1,070,000, Thanks to Improved
Usability and Reliability, Including Introduction of CO.JP Real-Time Processing Service and
JP DNS Server Enhancement ̶

Apr. 2JPRS Contributes to Internationalized E-mail Address Standardization
̶ RFC Written by JPRS Engineer Released, Paving the Way for Testing Internationalized
E-mail Addresses for Practical Use ̶

Apr. 22JPRS Participates in BIND 10 Development Project̶ Contributing to Operational Stability of the Internet through Joint Development of the
Next-Version DNS Software ̶

J u l . 21

JPRS Offers a Japanese JP Domain Name for Eclipse Broadcasting Project̶ Let’s Watch the Live Broadcasting of the Solar Eclipse at http://日食中継.jp/ Tomorrow.

J u l . 29

JPRS to Give “Internet Lecture” for Teachers of Technical High School on August 5
̶ 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 ̶Aug. 4

Cumulative Number of Registered JP Domain Names Exceeds 1.1 Million
̶ General-use JP Domain Names Are Popular, and the Number of Registered JP Domain
Names Increased by 6% in a Year. ̶

Sep. 7JPRS Launches Game Website “総統の夢.jp” ( http://総統の夢.jp/ ) Today.
̶ Game Tied up with the Popular Cartoon “Secret Society Eagle Talon” for Enhancing Users’
Understanding of JP Domain Names ̶

Dec. 4“.JP” Recognized as One of the World’s Safest Country Code Domains*Please refer to “Press Release” (http://jprs.co.jp/en/press/ ) for the latest releases in English.

28 Registry ReportAbout JPRS
As a company supporting the foundation of the Internet, JPRS is dedicated to the developmentof the Internet, to help create a more fulfilling and enriching society for people.

Management and Administration of .JP Top-Level Domain
JPRS is the registry that manages .JP top-level domain for Japan. You may have seen addresses for websites andemails, such as http://○○○.jp and △△△＠○○○.jp. We register manage and administer a part of theseaddresses, namely, strings in the form of “○○○.jp”.
Domain names are the key to accessing the Internet. JPRS is constantly improving its services so that JP domainnames will continue to assist the activities of all kinds of Internet users, including companies, organizations, andindividuals.

DNS Operation
DNS (Domain Name System) is a system for identifying computers connected to the Internet using domain names.
DNS is sometimes referred to as the “phone book for the Internet.”If DNS were to fail, people would not be able to access websites or exchange emails using domain names. To
prevent such a catastrophe, JPRS has established a 24 / 7 system to ensure safe operation of the “JP DNS” formanaging JP domain names.

R&D of Internet Technologies and International Activities
JPRS takes an active part in the research and development of advanced technologies to promptly respond tochanges in the Internet environment and social needs. Specifically, we are conducting standardization activities andtechnical verification for the smooth deployment of DNSSEC, a mechanism for improved DNS security. We are also
verifying the technical aspects of email address internationalization (EAI) that will allow non-English characters such
as Japanese to be used in email addresses. JPRS actively publishes the results of these activities and sharesinformation at IETF and other meetings to contribute to the network society.

Copyright © 2010 Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
JPRS, Japan Registry Services and other trademarks, service marks and designs areregistered or unregistered trademarks of Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. in Japanand other countries. All other trademarks not owned by Japan Registry Services Co.,
Ltd. that appear in this report are the property of their respective owners.

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