Generic top-level domainsIDN
Overview
- .アマゾン is an internationalized domain name (IDN) brand gTLD representing the transliteration of "Amazon" into Japanese Katakana.
- The string was applied for by Amazon through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Amazon selected Neustar to provide backend registry services for the string.
History
- The .アマゾン string was submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (application revealed on 13 June 2012).
- In registry application materials the TLD is listed with status "Proposed" and an application processing priority of 24.
- Neustar was chosen by Amazon to provide backend registry services.
- The ICANN Independent Objector filed a Community Objection against .アマゾン; the IO also objected to the corresponding Chinese (.亚马逊) and English (.amazon) strings.
Usage and Audience
- The TLD is a brand gTLD applied for and intended to be managed by Amazon.
- According to Amazon's application materials, all domains in the .アマゾン registry would remain the property of Amazon.
Registration Rules
- Amazon's Intellectual Property group would be responsible for developing, maintaining and enforcing a Domain Management Policy for .アマゾン.
- The Domain Management Policy is to define:
- rules associated with eligibility and domain name allocation,
- license terms governing use of a .アマゾン domain name,
- dispute resolution policies applicable to the gTLD.
- Stated registration process (four steps):
- Eligibility Confirmation
- Naming Convention Check
- Acceptable Use Review
- Registration
- Amazon indicated it would update the Domain Management Policy as needed to reflect business goals and applicable ICANN consensus policies.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The ICANN Independent Objector lodged a Community Objection against .アマゾン, citing concerns related to community harm/limited public interest as part of the new gTLD objection process.
- The IO raised parallel objections to the related strings .亚马逊 (Chinese) and .amazon (Latin).
Operator
Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: アマゾン domain-ace: XN--CCKWCXETD organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc. address: 410 Terry Avenue North address: Seattle WA 98109 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Program Manager, Registry organisation: Amazon Registry Services, Inc. address: 410 Terry Avenue North address: Seattle WA 98109 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 206 646 5990 fax-no: +1-206-946-7702 e-mail: arsi-rzm@amazon.com contact: technical name: TLD Registry Services Technical organisation: Nominet address: Minerva House address: Edmund Halley Road address: Oxford Science Park address: Oxford OX4 4DQ address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) phone: +44.1865332211 e-mail: registrytechnical@nominet.uk nserver: DNS1.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 213.248.218.92 2a01:618:402:0:0:0:0:92 nserver: DNS2.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 103.49.82.92 2401:fd80:402:0:0:0:0:92 nserver: DNS3.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 213.248.222.92 2a01:618:406:0:0:0:0:92 nserver: DNS4.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 2401:fd80:406:0:0:0:0:92 43.230.50.92 nserver: DNSA.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 156.154.100.3 2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: DNSB.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 156.154.101.3 2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: DNSC.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 156.154.102.3 2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3 nserver: DNSD.NIC.XN--CCKWCXETD 156.154.103.3 2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3 ds-rdata: 2212 8 2 750ae447b9a971825d2818be9dbe88896f6fcd9148fba4cf481f4323dd2e9633 whois: status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.nic.xn--cckwcxetd created: 2020-05-28 changed: 2025-02-14 source: IANA