TLD Specifications
.jp
Country
Registration Time
real-time
Registration period
1-2 years
5 years
5 years
Allowed character length
3 - 63 characters
Allowed characters
a-z, 0-9, MUST NOT contain two consecutive hyphens in the third and fourth character positions and MUST NOT start or end with a hyphen.
TLD supports
IPv6
Trustee
IDN
DNSSec
Transfer locks possible
no
Renewal on transfer
no
Transfer time
7 days
Authcode length
6 - 16 characters
Handle updates
yes
Preconfigured DNS
no
Allowed Nameservers
2 - 13
Deletion Timeframe
16 days
WHOIS Server
Domain Restrictions
- A local address in Japan is provided automatically, if the owner contact does not contain a local Japanese address.
- Transfers are NOT possible, if the domain is expiring within the next 30 days.
- A .jp domain transfer must be initiated with a so-called REG-ID, which has to stated in the authorisation code field.
- The current owner contact information is required, a change of registrant is NOT possible during the transfer.