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Lifeline · affrc.go.jp over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated record
On AboutUs since 2006 · last checked Nov 9, 2026.
Registration
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AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageSep 27, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described affrc.go.jp from Sep 27, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Agropedia database, users guides for the network service system, scientific computing system, and library.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
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Registrant
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Zone file
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Certificate
AmazonAmazonJun 3, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026Amazon issued 15 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Jun 3, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)GlobalSign nv-sa
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (9)
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Agropedia database, users guides for the network service system, scientific computing system, and library.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 27, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described affrc.go.jp from Sep 27, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jun 3, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 15 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Jun 3, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Nov 18, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: GlobalSign nv-sa issued 4 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Nov 18, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 1, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jan 27, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Starfield Technologies issued 2 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Jan 27, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Feb 3, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Cybertrust Japan Co. issued 4 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Feb 3, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 2, 2027.
Current AboutUs record
Jul 1, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
GlobalSign nv-sa
Nov 18, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026
GlobalSign nv-sa issued 4 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Nov 18, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 1, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Starfield TechnologiesStarfield TechnologiesJan 27, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Starfield Technologies issued 2 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Jan 27, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Cybertrust Japan Co.Feb 3, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Cybertrust Japan Co. issued 4 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Feb 3, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
DigiCert IncMar 6, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Mar 6, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 5, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptMar 21, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 53 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Mar 21, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate:
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 6, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Mar 6, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 5, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 21, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 53 certificates for affrc.go.jp from Mar 21, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 1, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
This site is not online right now.
Its domain name does not resolve (checked Nov 13, 2026)
Previously described as (as of Sep 29, 2026): The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC) operates a research information platform providing access to the Agropedia database, user guides for network services, scientific computing systems, and library resources. Based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, it serves researchers and the public under Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 4 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 4 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
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What affrc.go.jp said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Agropedia database, users guides for the network service system, scientific computing system, and library.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Sep 27, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Affrc.go.jp is an agricultural Japanese government research agency”