− | '''.sakura''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[SAKURA Internet Inc.]]<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> This will be a [[Closed TLD]], wherein the [[SLD|second-level domains]] are registered only for internal corporate purposes. It seems SAKURA Internet intends to run the critical registry functions in house. The applicant did not specify a registry provider in its original application to ICANN. | + | '''.sakura''' is a new [[Brand TLD]] delegated to the Root Zone in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] on 02 July 2015. [[SAKURA Internet Inc.]] will provide front-end and back-end registry services. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings] Retrieved on 06 July 2015 </ref> This will be a [[Closed TLD]], wherein the [[SLD|second-level domains]] are registered only for internal corporate purposes. |