Google to stop using 'google.co.jp' and redirect all other country-specific top-level domains to 'google.com'

On April 15, 2025, Google announced that it will stop using country-specific top-level domains and start redirecting to 'google.com.' From now on, if you access domains such as 'google.co.jp' or 'google.ng,' you will be redirected to 'google.com.'

Here's an update on our use of country code top-level domains.

Google has announced an update to its country-level domain usage, announcing that it will redirect all country-level domains to google.com.

According to Google, the country-specific top-level domains are no longer necessary as their ability to deliver country-specific experiences has improved, and in 2017 they began delivering the same experience whether you use google.com or a country-specific top-level domain.

Country-specific experiences include providing search results that are relevant to the region. To provide these experiences, Google has provided google.co.jp in Japan and google.ng in Nigeria, but going forward, Google will gradually redirect all of them to google.com.

At the time of writing, you will not be redirected to google.co.jp. In the future, the redirect process will be performed and you will be accessed to google.com. Since it will be redirected, there is no need to modify various bookmarks or links embedded in websites.

Google said, 'This change will be implemented gradually over the next few months, and you may be asked to re-enter your search settings during this process. This update will change what you see in your browser's address bar, but it will not affect the functionality of Search or change how we handle our obligations under national law.'