Who publishes The Tokyo?

The Tokyo (https://thetokyo.org) is published by Nexcom Media as part of the Nexcom Media Network, a network of 16 hyperlocal, advocacy, and community news sites.

How can I contact The Tokyo?

Email editor@nexcom.media for editorial inquiries, corrections, tips, or partnership opportunities.

Can I republish The Tokyo content?

Article excerpts (title, summary, publishDate, image) are licensed CC BY 4.0 — free to quote with attribution. Full article text retains the original publisher's copyright; link to the canonical URL on thetokyo.org rather than reproducing.

Does The Tokyo offer an embed widget?

Yes, free, no API key. See https://thetokyo.org/embed for copy-paste code. Drop the widget on any partner site to display the latest Tokyo, Japan headlines.

Does The Tokyo offer a programmatic API?

Yes. JSON Feed at /feed.json, Atom at /feed.atom, OpenAPI 3.0 spec at /api/openapi.json, MCP server at /mcp/v1, and a free-form natural-language search at /api/llm-search?q=. All CORS-enabled, no auth.

Press Kit

The Tokyo — Tokyo, Japan

About

English-language news briefing for Tokyo — aggregated and credited from Japan's leading newsrooms, for global readers and the Japanese diaspora.

Part of the Nexcom Media Network, a network of 16 hyperlocal, advocacy, and community news sites.

Fact sheet

Publication: The Tokyo
Domain: https://thetokyo.org
Region: Tokyo, Japan
Language: English (en-US)
Publisher: Nexcom Media
Network: Nexcom Media Network
Founded: 2024
License (excerpts + structured data): CC BY 4.0 (article excerpts and structured data; full articles retain original-publisher copyright)
Editorial contact: editor@nexcom.media

Topics covered

Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Japan business
Japan culture

Logo + brand assets

Programmatic access

JSON Feed (jsonfeed.org v1.1): /feed.json
Atom 1.0: /feed.atom
Google News sitemap: /sitemap-news.xml
Full sitemap: /sitemap.xml
OpenAPI 3.0 spec: /api/openapi.json
Briefing JSON (one-shot): /api/intelligence
MCP server (JSON-RPC): /mcp/v1 · discovery at /.well-known/mcp.json
Natural-language search: /api/llm-search?q=<query>
AI bot manifest: /llms.txt · long-form: /llms-full.txt

Embed widget for partners

Drop a free, lightweight The Tokyo headlines widget into any partner site:

<div data-nexcom-widget data-ref="YOUR_SITE"></div>
<script async src="https://thetokyo.org/embed/embed.js"></script>

Customization options at /embed.

Citing The Tokyo

Preferred citation:

The Tokyo (https://thetokyo.org), part of Nexcom Media Network.

Article-level citation: link to the canonical URL https://thetokyo.org/news/<slug> with the article title and publication date. Each article page carries NewsArticle JSON-LD with the original publisher in the author field — please credit them as well when republishing excerpts.