DMARC Adoption in Japan

In December 2025, 87.4% of domains in Japan had no effective DMARC protection. Only 5.2% had full protection with a reject policy at 100% enforcement, while 7.3% had partial coverage through quarantine or gradual rollout. Based on DmarcDkim.com's monitoring of 1,338 domains in Japan.

Japan DMARC Protection Levels

The gap between publishing a DMARC record and actually enforcing a reject or quarantine policy is where most domains in Japan fall short.

Protection Level Percentage Domains
Full Protection (p=reject; pct=100)
5.2% 70
Partial Protection (p=quarantine or pct<100)
7.3% 98
No Protection (p=none, invalid, or absent)
87.4% 1,169

DMARC statistics improve one domain at a time.

How to Implement DMARC

DMARC is more than a DNS record — it is a process of taking control of an organization's email infrastructure.

1

Check the Domain

Run a free DMARC check to see the current authentication status and identify weak spots in the email setup.

2

Start Collecting Reports

Publish a DMARC record with a monitoring policy to begin receiving reports about who sends email on the domain's behalf.

3

Fix Email Sources

Use the DMARC Dashboard to identify misconfigured email sources and align SPF and DKIM across all senders.

4

Enforce a Strict Policy

Move to quarantine to divert suspicious messages to spam, then to reject to block them outright and protect the brand from impersonation.

DMARC Policy Distribution in Japan

The five-category policy breakdown shows where organizations in Japan stand on the path from monitoring to full enforcement.

Policy Distribution Percentage Domains
Strict Policy (p=quarantine/reject, pct=100)
11.2% 150
In Progress (pct < 100)
1.1% 15
Disabled (p=none; pct=0)
47.8% 640
Invalid Record
0.7% 9
No Record
39.2% 524

Japan vs Global DMARC Adoption

Japan trails the global average by 14.2%, pointing to an opportunity to strengthen email domain protection.

Japan

11.2%

Strict DMARC Adoption

Global Average

25.4%

Strict DMARC Adoption

Compare Japan's email authentication rates with related categories. See who leads on DMARC enforcement and where the gaps remain.

About Percentage Changes

All percentage changes shown on this page represent percentage points (pp), not relative percentage changes. For example, an increase from 10% to 15% is reported as +5%, meaning a 5 percentage point increase.

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