Universal Music Japan
Universal Music Japan, founded 1990: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Universal Music LLC (Japanese: ユニバーサル ミュージック合同会社, Hepburn: Yunibāsaru myūjikku Gōdō gaisha), often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in Japan regarding music distribution. The company is responsible for marketing and distribution in Japan for Japanese releases under Universal. As of 2019, Universal Japan holds the second most shares in the Japanese music market, behind Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and is followed by Avex.
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Main Japanese branch of Universal Music Group. Also known, and trading as, Universal Music Japan.
Japanese name: ユニバーサル ミュージック合同会社
The company's English name is officially stylized all-caps, as UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC.
Established as PolyGram Kabushiki Kaisha (most commonly shortened as , Japanese: ポリグラム株式会社) in April 1990, then renamed (Japanese: ユニバーサル ミュージック株式会社) in July 1999.
It was converted from kabushiki kaisha (a common joint-stock company form in Japan) to godo gaisha (an equivalent to LLCs in the US) in January 2009; the conversion process was initiated in October 2008.
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