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Name: | Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. | |||||
| Native name: | 株式会社ソニー ミュージックエンタテインメント | ||||||
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Sony Music Japan CBS/Sony Records Inc. (1968–1983) CBS/Sony Group, Inc. (1983–1991) |
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| Founded: | 1968 | ||||||
| Founded by: | Sony, CBS | ||||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||||
| Headquarters: | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||||||
| Parent: | Sony Group Corporation | ||||||
| Subsidiaries: | Aniplex Ariola Japan Epic Records Japan Kioon Music M-On Entertainment mora Peanuts Worldwide (39%) Sacra Music Sony Creative Products Sony DADC Japan Sony Music Artists Sony Music Communications Sony Music Direct (Japan) Sony Music Labels Sony Music Marketing Sony Music Associated Records Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Records Unties Jisedai MusicRay'n room NB Zepp Hall Network |
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| Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (株式会社ソニー ミュージックエンタテインメント), often abbreviated as SMEJ or SME, also known as Sony Music Japan, is a Japanese entertainment company and record label, subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. it was founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony Records Inc. as a joint venture between Sony and CBS. In 1983, the company was renamed CBS/Sony Group. In January 1988, Sony acquired the CBS Records Group and the 50% of CBS/Sony Group that it did not already own. In March 1988, four subsidiaries were folded into CBS/Sony Group: CBS/Sony Inc., Epic/Sony Records Inc., CBS/Sony Records Inc. and Sony Video Software International. In 1991 the company was renamed Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc. In September 1995 they established Japanese animation production company Aniplex as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. In 2001 Aniplex became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. | |||||||
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