# Glossary: proxies and the East Asian web

> Plain definitions of residential proxy and East Asian web terms: sticky session, CONNECT, SOCKS5, APNIC, FLET'S, HiNet, Naver, travel rule, TRC-20 and more.

- URL: https://japanproxies.com/glossary/
- Last updated: 2026-10-13
- Publisher: JapanProxies (https://japanproxies.com)

Short definitions of the proxy, network, search and payment terms used on this site.

**Quick answer — What do the main terms on this site mean?**

A **residential proxy** routes your request through a home internet connection, here in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan or Hong Kong. A **sticky session** keeps one IP for a while; **rotation** gives a new IP per request. **JapanProxies** uses a country code in the username (`jp`, `kr`, `tw`, `hk`), sells traffic per GB from $2.62 for 1 GB, and takes crypto with no KYC. The terms below explain the rest.

## Proxy terms

**Residential proxy** — A proxy whose exit IP belongs to a home internet connection, assigned by a local internet provider.

**Datacenter proxy** — A proxy whose exit IP belongs to a hosting company. Usually faster and cheaper, but not seen as a home visitor.

**Static residential (ISP) proxy** — An IP registered to an internet provider and reserved for one customer for a long period. JapanProxies does not sell this product.

**Exit IP** — The IP address a website sees when your request arrives through the proxy.

**Gateway** — The server you connect to, `gw.japanproxies.com`, which forwards your traffic to an exit IP in the country you chose.

**Rotation** — Getting an IP from the pool for each new connection, usually a different one; the default when no session is set. Send one request per connection to change IP on every request.

**Sticky session** — Keeping the same exit IP for a set time by reusing a session ID in the username. At JapanProxies: the time you set (ttl, in minutes), up to 30 minutes; the IP can change earlier, for example if the residential device goes offline.

**Session ID** — Letters and digits you choose in the username (`-session-a1`). The same ID keeps the same IP while the exit stays online; a new ID usually gives a new one.

**TTL** — Time to live: how many minutes a sticky session lasts, set with `-ttl-MINUTES`.

**Country targeting** — Choosing the exit country with a two-letter code in the username, such as `jp` for Japan.

**City targeting** — Choosing an exit city with `-city-NAME` in the username, such as `-city-osaka`. JapanProxies includes it on every plan; city availability varies.

**HTTP CONNECT** — The method an HTTP proxy uses to open a tunnel for HTTPS traffic, so the connection to the site stays encrypted end to end.

**SOCKS5** — A proxy protocol that carries any TCP traffic. Use `socks5h` so the hostname is resolved at the exit.

**407 error** — Proxy Authentication Required: the proxy rejected the username or password.

**Per-GB billing** — Paying for the data that goes through the proxy, not for time or for the number of IPs.

**Dedicated 4G/5G port** — One mobile modem with a local carrier SIM reserved for one customer, billed per day, with a new IP on request.

## Networks and IP addresses in East Asia

**APNIC** — The regional internet registry for Asia-Pacific, which allocates IP addresses in the region.

**JPNIC, KRNIC, TWNIC** — National internet registries of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, working under APNIC.

**WHOIS** — A public lookup that shows which organisation holds an IP address range.

**IP geolocation** — An estimate of where an IP address is used, made by database companies from registry, routing and measurement data.

**Geofeed (RFC 8805)** — A file in which a network states where its IP ranges are used, so geolocation databases can correct their data.

**FLET'S Hikari** — NTT East and NTT West's fibre network in Japan, resold by many internet providers.

**HiNet** — Chunghwa Telecom's internet service, Taiwan's largest home broadband provider.

**KT, SK Broadband, LG U+** — The three main home broadband operators in South Korea.

**HKT, HKBN** — Two of the main home broadband providers in Hong Kong.

## Search and shopping in East Asia

**Yahoo! JAPAN** — A major Japanese portal run by LY Corporation. Its search uses Google's search technology, with its own ads and modules.

**Naver** — South Korea's largest web portal, whose result page is built from sections such as blogs, cafés, news and shopping.

**Daum** — A South Korean web portal, run since December 2025 by AXZ, a company spun off from Kakao.

**Rakuten Ichiba** — Rakuten's marketplace of independent shops in Japan; each shop sets its own price and point rate.

**Kakaku.com, Danawa, Price.com.hk** — Price-comparison sites in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

**Coupang** — A large South Korean online retailer and marketplace, known for its Rocket Delivery promise.

**PChome 24h, momo** — Two large online stores in Taiwan.

**hl and gl** — Google URL parameters for the interface language and the country to favour, such as `hl=ja&gl=jp`.

**Accept-Language** — The request header that tells a site which languages you prefer, such as `ja-JP` or `ko-KR`.

## Payment and rules

**KYC** — Know your customer: identity checks with documents. JapanProxies does not run them.

**Travel rule** — An anti-money-laundering rule under which crypto exchanges share sender and recipient details for transfers; applied in Japan since June 2023 and in South Korea.

**TRC-20 and ERC-20** — Token standards on the Tron and Ethereum networks. USDT is accepted on both; USDC on ERC-20.

**Confirmation** — A new block added after your transaction. A top-up is credited after a set number of confirmations per network.

**Top-up** — Crypto sent to your JapanProxies balance, minimum $25, from which you buy plans.

**APPI, PIPA, PDPA, PDPO** — The personal data laws of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

**Acceptable use policy (AUP)** — The rules every JapanProxies customer accepts: what the service may and may not be used for.

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JapanProxies: JapanProxies is a residential proxy provider for Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong: rotating residential IPs billed per GB, with traffic that never expires, paid in crypto with no KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents.