Community and ccTLD in Japan
Joint ICANN/ITU-T ccTLD Workshop
July 24, 2004 @Kuala Lumpur
Hiro HOTTA
Japan Registry Service (JPRS)
<hotta@jprs.co.jp>
http://日本レジストリサービス.jp/
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History of JP Domain Names
• 1989 -Registration in the 3rd-level domain name space
– Organizational Type JP Domain Name
• co.jp, ne.jp, ac.jp, . . .
– Geographic Type JP Domain Name
• tokyo.jp, . . .
– Restriction of “one domain name per organization”
– Local presence required
demands
- more than one domain name per organization
- simpler, lower-cost registration procedures
- short-lived domain names, such as those used in events
• Spring 2001 – General-use JP Domain Name
– Registration at second level
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Redelagation of ccTLD Registry
JPNIC
- non-profit organization
- IP addresses , domain names
Demand for more flexibility in domain name
registration service
- finance
- speed
- competition
JPRS
- commercial company
- domain names
Needs of formal recognition and redelegation
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Who is JPRS
• Established
http://jprs.jp/en
– December 2000
– ccTLD registry for .JP outsourced from JPNIC
– completely delegated to JPRS in April 2002
• Features
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Private, for-profit company
Endorsed by Japanese Government as .JP registry
Contract with ICANN
Satisfaction of public interests
• public comment, Advisory Committee & other consultation
– Autonomous service regarding .JP
– Registry activities overseen by Japan Network
Information Center (JPNIC) and Japanese Government
• Japanese Government = Ministry of Public Management, Home
Affairs, Posts and Telecoms (MPHPT)
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Agreement Procedure
JPNIC
1: .jp delegation 1986
IANA
Jun Murai
2: letter (plan to transfer .jp admin to JPRS) Feb.2001
4. reply to ICANN’s inquiry
from Murai and JPG
(sponsor)
(admin,
JPNIC
President)
Government
3. bilateral agreement
with JPG’s endorsement
letter to ICANN
ICANN
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5. Formal Agreement
JPRS
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Governance of .JP
Government
representation
Local
Internet
Community
consult
ICANN
JPNIC
Consultation/
representation
Watch
JPNIC, Registrar, ISP, Company,
Academic, Internet Users
Advisory
JPRS Committee
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Basic Principles of Management of .JP
Since its beginning…JPNIC has played roles for
• top priority on the interests of the Internet
community in Japan
– .JP serves for the community
• reliable and stable name services
• good relationship with JPG
• ICANN’s Model ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement
was modified to reflect these principles
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ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement (.JP)-1
• Based on the Model Sponsorship Agreement…
– ICANN obligations
• Recognition of JPRS as the Sponsoring Organization
• Maintenance of stable and secure Authoritative-Root
Database
– JPRS obligations
• Provision of nameservice for .JP in the interest of the
Internet community in Japan
• Conformity to ICANN policies
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ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement (.JP)-2
• Different from the Model Sponsorship Agreement…
– Respecting achievements made by the Internet
community in Japan, the Agreement clarifies the roles of
JPNIC and JPG in the management and administration
of .JP top level domain
– ICANN inquires to JPG whether it is Japanese Internet
community’s consensus that JPRS would be the
Sponsoring Organization for .JP top level domain
= > Endorsement from JPG to ICANN （2002.1.30）
– Based on the November 9 Memorandum executed by and
between JPRS and JPNIC, JPNIC and JPG jointly ensure
the public interest of the .JP top level domain
management and administration
= > Consultation process of JPNIC and JPG
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Typical Differences from the Model Agreement
2. Definitions
2.1 Governmental Communication => Authoritative
Communication
- Communication among JPRS, JPG, and JPNIC
4. The Sponsoring Organization Obligations
4.3 JPNIC, as well as JPG, plays a role on behalf of Internet
Community
- Overseeing the policy and taking part in Registry Data Escrow
Program
4.3 JPNIC, not JPG, signs the agreement concerning Data
Escrow
6. Miscellaneous
6.2 When JPG notifies ICANN about the inappropriateness of
JPRS as .JP sponsorship it needs consultation with JPNIC
6.3 When JPRS is disqualified, re-redelegee will be reassigned
in coordination with JPG and JPNIC
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Satisfaction of Public Interests
JPRS
registry
data
Escrow
Agent
advice
community
Advisory
consultation Committee
Committee member
Agreement of delegation ICANN
Report if redelegation needed
JPNIC
Report on main activities
report
Gov.
consultation overseer2
overseer1
Direction (in case of defect)
Board
Consultation
meeting
Board
Shareholders
Meeting
shareholders
Partners
meeting
registrars
Explanation of
Registrants
Terms and Conditions
/Users
Public
Information consultation
(Annual Service Report,…) （Web, etc.） comment
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Achievement in 3 years
(from the annual service report)
• First 'Partners Meeting' with registrars to discuss about the
market/business
• Server-based resolution service for Japanese JP domain names
• Redelegation contracts with ICANN and with JPNIC
• establishment of Advisory Committee
• Initiatives for decreasing inappropriate DNS records
• More secure communication for domain name service communication
• Enhanced security in domain name service by powerful
authentication of applicants
• Distribution of browser plug-ins for Japanese JP domain names
• LG.JP domain name space for e-government
• Contribution to IDN-related protocol standardization in IETF
• Unifying user contacts into one regardless of domain name classes
• Flexible usage of domain names in organization M&A
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Achievement in 3 years – cont’d
(from the annual service report)
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First orientation seminar for new registrars
Standard-compliant Japanese JP domain names registration service
Enhanced stability of DNS by geographical/network distribution
Easier registration for organization before establishment
Enabling mobile users to access web-pages with Japanese JP domain
names
• DNS-based Japanese JP Navi service for Japanese JP domain names
through community consultation
• Enhanced stability by introduction of anycast technology to Name
Servers
• Contribution to worldwide DNSSEC deployment efforts
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Thank you!!
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