.jp ニュース

[ekal]

　また、マイクロソフト社のInternet Explorer 7の日本語JPドメイン名対応が 2006年末に予定されていることなどから日本語JPドメイン名の利用が今後一般化していくと考えられます。これらのことから、政府機関用の予約ドメイン名リストの現行化と政府機関による日本語JPドメイン名の登録が社会的要請となっています。

http://jprs.co.jp/press/060905.html
http://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/060905.html

[markits]

Good news!

It says that since ie7 is planned at the end of 2006, the Japanese government agencies are requeting release of the reserved idn .jp domains (for the Government agencies) and many goverment agencies have started registering "japanese.jp" domains.

[alex]

For those too intimidated to click through the links:

5 September 2006

JPRS today published the updated list of Japanese JP domain names reserved for the Japanese government, and started accepting application for registration of the listed domain names by the relevant government organizations.

It strongly supports the implementation of the government's "Secure Japan 2006" which states that the government organizations shall use JP domain names including the Japanese JP domain names reserved for them by September 2006. So JPRS updated the list in consultation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

In addition, the Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 is expected to support Japanese JP domain names at the end of this year. Against the backdrop of these movements, it has become the societal demand that the Japanese JP domain names representing the name of the government are registered and used by the relevant authorities.

「行政・司法・立法に関する日本語JPドメイン名リスト」 - List of Japanese JP Domain Names for Government Organizations

「行政・司法・立法に関する日本語JPドメイン名の登録状況一覧」 - Registration Status of Japanese JP Domain Names for Government Organizations

[thefabfive]

A very encouraging message about Japanese IDNs.

Thanks for the link ekal.
And thanks for the translation alex.

[alex]

Originally Posted by thefabfive

And thanks for the translation alex.

The translation was from ekal's second link.

It is very encouraging to see an official government push for IDN usage and promotion of IE7's IDN support.