Universal Music Japan
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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.
Japanese subsidiary of Universal Music Group
 Logo in use since January 2020 | |
 Jingumae Tower Building, Universal Music Japan's headquarters in Tokyo | |
Native name | ユニバーサル ミュージック |
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Romanized name | Yunibāsaru myūjikku |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | |
| Founded | April 20, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-04-20) |
| Headquarters | 1-5-8 Jingumae, Shibuya, , |
Area served | East Asia |
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| Products | Music and entertainment |
| Revenue | See Universal Music Group |
| Total equity | ¥295.2 million (US$2.69 million) (2021) |
Number of employees | 550 |
| Parent | Universal Music Group |
| Divisions | List of Universal Music Japan labels |
| Subsidiaries | DRC LLC Office Augusta [ja] Universal Music Artists Universal Music Creative Universal Music Publishing Japan |
| Website | universal-music |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
In 2021, Universal Japan CEO and President Naoshi Fujikura was included on Billboard's International Power Players list.[2][3][4]