What is .nhk?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .nhk names for sale at any registrar.
.nhk entered the DNS root zone on June 4, 2014, 12 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
On the technical side, .nhk is served by 4 authoritative name servers, 3 of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .nhk, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.nhk).
.nhk FAQ
What country is .nhk?
None. .nhk is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .nhk domain extension?
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) operates .nhk as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .nhk created?
.nhk was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 4, 2014.
Is .nhk a valid domain?
Yes. .nhk is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .nhk addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .nhk domain?
No. .nhk is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).
Is .nhk DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .nhk.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 20, 2019. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
