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, CEO Hirokatsu Ohigashi, Executive Director | |
| nTLDStats | |
| TLDs: | 6 |
| Registrations: | 1,167,197 |
| More Info: nTLDStats | |
GMO Registry offers assistance with the new gTLD application process which was approved by ICANN in 2008. ICANN expects that the application process will start considering new gTLDs in early 2011.[1]
GMO Registry is the first such business in Japan;[2] and it is one of many business that make up the highly successful and diversified, GMO Internet Group.[3]
In November, 2011, it was announced that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government had chosen to work with GMO Registry and its partner, Cloud Registry, on its proposed .tokyo gTLD.[4]
It is one of two applicants for .osaka.
Services
The services offered by GMO Registry fall into three main categories: