- Should a Japanese startup use a .com or a .co.jp domain?
- Use .com as the primary brand and .co.jp as a domestic trust signal if you have a registered Japanese entity. .co.jp requires local incorporation and cannot be transferred freely, which makes it unsuitable as a company's primary global identity. International investors, English-language press, and non-Japanese customers all default to .com.
- Why are Japanese surname robotics domains valuable?
- Japan's most enduring industrial companies are surname brands, so a surname mark reads as an established engineering firm rather than a software startup. Surname compounds are also easy to pronounce across English, Japanese, and Mandarin, which reduces friction in cross-border fundraising and partnerships, and they never constrain the product roadmap the way a descriptive name does.
- Do I need to be based in Japan to buy these domains?
- No. Every name in this collection is a .com with no residency or local-entity requirement. Purchases settle in USD through Afternic or Spaceship and can be completed by a founder, holding company, or subsidiary in any jurisdiction.
- What do Japan-anchored startup domains cost?
- Surname robotics compounds currently trade in the $10,000–$20,000 range. Japan-prefixed capability names describing a national-scale capability sit higher, typically $30,000 and above, with flagship assets priced on request. Every listing on this page shows its published buy-it-now price.