In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku), combining the kanji...

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...

SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as SonyMusic), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony...

J-pop (Japanese: ジェーポップ, Hepburn: jēpoppu; often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music or Japanese Pop Music"), natively...

EMI Music Japan Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社EMIミュージック・ジャパン, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha EMI Music Japan), formerly Toshiba EMI (東芝イーエムアイ株式会社, Tōshiba EMI Kabushiki-gaisha)...

Traditional Japanese music is the folk or traditional music of Japan. Japan's Ministry of Education classifies hōgaku (邦楽, lit. 'Japanese music') as a category...

music") is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. Gagaku was developed as court music of the...

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Improvised Music from Japan is a music website and record label. The website was originally known as Japanese Free Improvisers. As its name suggests, it...

The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the...

The year 2020 in Japanese music. All at Once Arcana Project Beatcats BIN Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu EXIT Go to the Beds JO1 Morfonica Nature NCT Dream Nemophila...

a portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the noise music scene of Japan. Nick Cain of The Wire identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like...

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Japanese hip hop is hip hop music from Japan. It is said to have begun when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan and started playing hip hop records in the...

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United...

The year 2023 in Japanese music. Billlie Bite a Shock [ko] DXTeen IMP. Kiss Kiss The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe Le Sserafim MiSaMo NCT Tokyo Purple...

Traditional Japanese musical instruments, known as wagakki (和楽器) in Japanese, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of Japan. They comprise...

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea...

Japanese rock (Japanese: 日本のロック, Hepburn: Nihon no Rokku), sometimes abbreviated to J-rock (ジェイ・ロック, Jei Rokku), is rock music from Japan. Influenced...

Events in 2012 in Japanese music. 26th Japan Gold Disc Award January 20 – 3rd CD Shop Awards June 23 – 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan October 7 – 6th...

The Japan Music Awards (日本歌謡大賞, Nihon Kayō Taishō) for outstanding achievements in the Broadcast Music Producers Federation, was major music awards show...

A variety of musical scales are used in traditional Japanese music. While the Chinese Shí-èr-lǜ has influenced Japanese music since the Heian period,...

named Velfarre. In 1997, they opened a series of concert halls called "Zepp" with Sony Music Entertainment Japan. In early 1999, they signed an agreement with...

2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Eiichi Ohtaki dies on December 30. Move 2013 in Japan 2013 in Japanese television List of Japanese films of 2013 "大滝詠一さん急死　リンゴのどに詰まらせ(tr:...

also known as Victor Entertainment in Japan, is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products...

Due to the effects of westernization, western music has influenced many musical cultures around the world. Japan's unique music styles were impacted by...

The following is an overview of the year 2008 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released...

The following is an overview of the year 2007 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released...