Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 日本コロムビア株式会社, Hepburn: Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki-faisha), often pronounced Korombia, operating internationally as Nipponophone, is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks (the "Magic Notes") in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1, 2002, when it became Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. (コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント株式会社, Koromubia Myūjikku Entateinmento Kabushiki kaisha). On October 1, 2010, the company returned to its current name. Outside Japan, the company operated formerly as the Savoy Label Group, which releases recordings on the SLG, Savoy Jazz, and continues to operate as Denon. It also manufactured electronic products under the Denon brand name until 2001.
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Full Japanese name: 日本コロムビア株式会社 (Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki Gaisha).
Originally founded in 1946, when its predecessor (also known as Nippon Phonograph Co.) adopted 'Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.' as its new name.
The company owns the rights to the brand in Japan and operates this label separately from .
It operated the CBS label between 1962 and 1968 (when the rights for CBS and Epic were transferred to CBS/Sony Records), as well as several other labels. The company also manufactured and distributed records from western labels.
In 1991, Nippon Columbia acquired the rights to the Savoy Records catalog and went on to form the .
In 1965, the headquarters moved to Akasaka, Tokyo.
In 2005, the headquarters moved to Roppongi, Tokyo.
In 2009, the headquarters moved to Toranomon, Tokyo.
On October 1, 2002 the company was renamed to .
On October 1, 2010, the company name reverted back to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Kawasaki factory history:
Nippon Columbia's Kawasaki plant began operations in April 1909 (then known as Nippon America Phonograph Works). In May of the same year, Japan's first 10-inch single-sided record was pressed.
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