The domain name tokyo is a

top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domain name, domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the DNS root zone, root zone of the nam ...

(TLD) for

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

in the

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of the

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. On November 13, 2013,

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and GMO Registry entered into a registry agreement under which GMO Registry operates the TLD. Like other top-level domains, the TLD can be registered by people living outside of Tokyo.

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Internet properties established in 2014 Internet in Japan Top-level domains Domain names of Japan Tokyo Prefecture {{Compu-domain-stub

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