GMO Registry
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| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Ownership: | GMO Internet Group |
| Headquarters: | Cerulean Tower 9-12F, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Website: | GMO Registry (English site) |
| Twitter: |  @gmoregistry
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| Key People | |
| Masatoshi Kumagai, Chairperson of the Board of Directors Hiro Tsukahara, Representative Director and CEO | |
GMO Registry is the Registry Provider for 51 TLDs, originally assisting with the new gTLD application process approved by ICANN in 2008. GMO Registry was the first such business in Japan;[1] and it is one of many businesses that make up the highly successful and diversified, GMO Internet Group.[2] In November 20011, it was announced that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government had chosen to work with GMO Registry on its proposed .tokyo gTLD.[3]
Services[4][edit | edit source]
- TLD Registry Operations and Management
Management, operation and sales of TLDs for which GMO Registry is the Registry Operator; .shop, .tokyo, .nagoya, .yokohama
- TLD Backend Registry Services and Support Services
Registry Service Provider. TLD management and operations.
- Specialized TLD Backend Registry Services and Support Services for Brand TLDs
Management and operation of TLDs representing global brands including .canon, .hitachi, .toshiba
- ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) Operations and Support
Management, operation and support for ccTLDs including Indonesia's ccTLD, .id
History[4][edit | edit source]
| July 2009 | GMO Registry, Inc. is founded. |
| April 2010 | Contracted to provide backend registry operation and support services to the Federal Republic of Somalia for .so. |
| May 2010 | Partnership formed with Canon, Inc. to provide application and operation support for .canon. |
| September 2011 | Contracted to provide backend registry operation and support services to the Republic of Indonesia for .id. |
| November 2011 | GMO Registry receives official support from the Tokyo metropolitan government for .tokyo top level domain. |
| April 2012 | Contracted to provide backend registry operation and support services for Japanese Geo TLDs .okinawa and .ryukyu. |
| July 2014 | .tokyo opens for registration. |
| May 2015 | GMO Registry launches 20th brand TLD on behalf of brand clients. |
| December 2015 | Partnership formed with GMO Brights Consulting, Inc. to provide backend registry services to Brights Consulting customers. |
| January 2016 | GMO Registry acquires .shop in record-breaking ICANN public auction. |
| September 2016 | .shop opens registration. |
| January 2017 | .shop opens for registration in China. |
| August 2022 | GMO enters into a partnership with Unstoppable Domains called CryptoName, becoming the blockchain platform's first partnership with a traditional domain name registrar.[5] |