.jp (Japan) - Amazon Route 53

.jp (Japan)

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Lease period for registration and renewal

One year.

Restrictions

Open to the public, with one restriction:

  • Only individuals or companies in Japan can register a .jp domain name.

Privacy protection

Not supported.

Domain locking to prevent unauthorized transfers

Supported.

Internationalized domain names

Supported for Japanese.

Authorization code required for transfers

Yes.

The .jp registry manages the authorization code with a time-to-live and it might become expired. You can refresh the auth code by removing the transfer lock (clientTransferProhibited) status from your domain if it is present. If the domain has no transfer lock, you can refresh the auth code by turning it on first, and then off.

DNSSEC

Supported for domain registration. For more information, see Configuring DNSSEC for a domain.

Deadlines for renewing and restoring domains

  • Renewal is possible: Between 30 days and 7 days before the expiration date

  • Late renewal with Route 53 is possible: No

  • Domain is deleted from Route 53: 6 days before expiration

  • Restoration with the registry is possible: Contact AWS Support.

  • Domain is deleted from the registry: Contact AWS Support.

Note

Registering non-general-purpose JP domains such as .co.jp and .or.jp is currently not possible.