The expansion of Japanese Internet paved the way to establishment of JNIC in 1991 for registration and information services of JP domain names using specific documented rules.In 1993, JNIC was reorganized as JPNIC, an organization with internet service providers as members. JPNIC was established to anticipate the mushrooming of the commercial use of internet in the future.Jun Murai was the first president of JPNIC. In 1997 The Japanese government officially recognized JPNIC as a non-profit organization responsible in handling IP adress and domain name registration operating for the benefit of the public.<ref>[http://www.nic.ad.jp/en/profile/history/origin.html History]</ref> | The expansion of Japanese Internet paved the way to establishment of JNIC in 1991 for registration and information services of JP domain names using specific documented rules.In 1993, JNIC was reorganized as JPNIC, an organization with internet service providers as members. JPNIC was established to anticipate the mushrooming of the commercial use of internet in the future.Jun Murai was the first president of JPNIC. In 1997 The Japanese government officially recognized JPNIC as a non-profit organization responsible in handling IP adress and domain name registration operating for the benefit of the public.<ref>[http://www.nic.ad.jp/en/profile/history/origin.html History]</ref> |