The Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC) is the
National Internet Registry in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
that manages several aspects of Internet operations, including the allocation of
IP address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label such as that is connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.. Updated by . An IP address serves two main functions: network interface ident ...
es and
AS numbers.
Historically, JPNIC managed the
.jp
The web address suffix .jp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Japan. It was established in 1986 and is administered by the Japan Registry Services.
History
At the establishment of the .jp domain, the domain was administe ...
top-level domain
A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in ...
; on 2003-06-30 the management of the .jp domain was transferred to the
Japan Registry Service
The Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. (JPRS) was incorporated on December 26, 2000. The organization manages the .jp ccTLD, including the operation of the registry and DNS servers.
History
JPRS came into existence out of a resolution at the 11t ...
.
JPNIC is a non-profit organization, made up of many members of the Japanese Internet community that have a stake in the internet in Japan. As such, JPNIC provides information, research, and education services to its members, and to the Internet community at large.
External links
JPNIC website
{{Authority control
Internet in Japan