TOKYO-SMILE.COM dates back to November 14, 2017; its registration is valid until November 13, 2027. That makes the domain about 9 years old. GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com (IANA ID 49) manages the name, which is active at the moment. The public WHOIS shows the registrant organisation as Agent information temporarily set by transfer, based in Japan. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.
Whois Data Center has 9 historical WHOIS snapshots for TOKYO-SMILE.COM. The newest snapshot was taken on October 31, 2026. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time.
The record was updated in 30 fields between November 26, 2022 and October 31, 2026. The registrar changed from GMO INTERNET INC. to GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com. Status flags were updated: ok was removed. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. The expiry date moved from November 14, 2023 to November 13, 2027, which shows the domain was renewed. The complete history is available below and can be exported for your own analysis.
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