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Overview
.otsuka is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created for Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string was applied-for by Otsuka Holdings to serve as an official namespace for the company and its stakeholders, consolidating Otsuka-related web presence under a single branded extension. The registry operator listed is GMO Registry.
History
- Proposed as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; successful applicant announced on Reveal Day (13 June 2012).
- Passed initial evaluation and received a Registry Agreement from ICANN on 10 October 2013.
- Delegated into the DNS Root Zone on 27 August 2014, completing the gTLD delegation process.
- Classified as a brand gTLD and marked as delegated; registry noted as GMO Registry.
Usage and Audience
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Primary intended users:
- Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Companies listed on the asset securities reports of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Unconsolidated subsidiaries of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Affiliate companies of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Intended purposes described in the application:
- Consolidate Otsuka-related domain names now scattered across multiple TLDs.
- Alleviate user confusion and improve convenience by providing an official, identifiable namespace for Otsuka-related sites.
- Serve as a marketing and branding tool to reinforce the Otsuka brand online and attract visitors.
- Simplify domain name management across the group by centralizing registrations under .otsuka.
Registration Rules
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Registration eligibility is restricted to specific Otsuka-related organizations:
- Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Companies listed on Otsuka Holdings' asset securities reports
- Unconsolidated subsidiaries of Otsuka Holdings
- Affiliate companies of Otsuka Holdings
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No individual registrations are permitted; board members, employees, and contract staff are explicitly disallowed as registrants.
SEO and Brand Impact
- As a brand gTLD that clearly identifies Otsuka Holdings, .otsuka is intended to:
- Reinforce official branding and improve recognition of bona fide Otsuka websites.
- Reduce confusion between legitimate and infringing or fraudulent sites.
- Serve as a focused marketing channel to attract users seeking Otsuka-related information.
- Simplify trust signals by centralizing brand-owned content under a single, controlled namespace.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: OTSUKA organisation: Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. address: 2-9 Kanda-Tsukasamachi address: Chiyoda-ku Tokyo address: Japan contact: administrative name: Representative Director and CEO organisation: GMO Registry, Inc. address: Cerulean Tower address: 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho address: Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512 address: Japan phone: +81 354561601 fax-no: +81 337805239 e-mail: newgtld@gmoregistry.com contact: technical name: Director organisation: GMO Registry, Inc. address: Cerulean Tower address: 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho address: Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512 address: Japan phone: +81 354561601 fax-no: +81 337805239 e-mail: newgtld@gmoregistry.com nserver: A.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.192.4 nserver: B.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.194.4 nserver: K.GMOREGISTRY.NET 37.209.196.4 nserver: L.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:4:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.198.4 ds-rdata: 1147 8 2 99fa7ba5260c1c400fc5d65616fd3d796a6ab5aea557314cab10392de8fc90b3 whois: whois.nic.otsuka status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/ created: 2014-06-26 changed: 2019-08-20 source: IANA