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{{TLD|
|logo =
|logo =
|status = Proposed
|status = Delegated
|manager = [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]]
|manager = [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]]
|country = Japan
|country = Japan
|registrations =
|registrations =
|date =
|date =
|type =
|type = [[GeoTLD]]
|community = [[GeoTLD]]
|priority = 199
|category = [[:Category:Culture New gTLDs|Culture]]
|community =
|keypeople =
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}}
'''.tokyo''' is a new [[GeoTLD]] proposed by [[GMO Registry]], Inc., a subsidiary company of [[GMO Internet|GMO Internet Group]], dedicated to providing domain registry management services for new [[gTLD]]s. Their application is supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the company is doing a number of Japanese GeoTLDs.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T120110006041.htm Domains with .tokyo could be available next year]</ref> <ref>[http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2011/11/20lbl500.htm Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announces Support for .tokyo TLD]</ref>
'''.tokyo''' is a new [[GeoTLD]] proposed by [[GMO Registry]], Inc., a subsidiary company of [[GMO Internet|GMO Internet Group]], dedicated to providing domain registry management services for new [[gTLD]]s. Their application is supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the company is doing a number of Japanese GeoTLDs.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T120110006041.htm Domains with .tokyo could be available next year]</ref> <ref>[http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2011/11/20lbl500.htm Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announces Support for .tokyo TLD]</ref> The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 29 January 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 29 Jan 2014</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On 13 November 2013, [[GMO Registry]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .tokyo after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 Nov 2013</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.tokyo was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on January 29, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Culture New gTLDs|tokyo]]
[[Category:Culture New gTLDs|tokyo]]
[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|tokyo]]