Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (SMEJ), also known as SME Records and Sony Music Japan for short, is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is independent from the worldwide Sony BMG joint venture due to its strength in the Japanese music industry.^[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ...

Its subsidiaries including the anime production enterprise, Aniplex, which was established in January 1997 as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment, but which in 2001 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Speigel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the English word animation but in Japanese is spelled アニメーション (animēshon, pronounced... Aniplex Inc. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Japanese artists and bands on the Sony Music Japan label include: L'Arc~en~Ciel, Nana Kitade, Porno Graffitti, Cool Joke, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, YeLLOW Generation, Crystal Kay, Sowelu, and others, many of whom often participate in and perform the opening and ending theme songs for Sony's anime productions (under its Aniplex subsidiary), for example Fullmetal Alchemist, and many others. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nana Kitade (Japanese: 北出菜奈 Kitade Nana, born May 2, 1987）is a J-Rock singer. ... Porno Graffitti (ポルノグラフィティ) is a Japanese male rock band. ... Third opening theme song on the tv show Fullmetal Alchemist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... YeLLOW Generation is a female Jpop trio. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sowelu, born Aki Harada ), is a J-pop singer. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Fullmetal Alchemist , Alchemist of Steel), commonly abbreviated as FMA or Hagaren by fans, is a manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan. ...

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History

Sony Music Entertainment Japan was originally founded in 1968 as a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Corporation and CBS Records to distribute the latter's music releases in Japan. The company was named CBS Sony.^[2] In 1988, Sony acquired CBS Records and the 50% of the joint venture that it did not already own. The company was then renamed Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is a strategic alliance between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (TYO: 6758), (NYSE: SNE) is a global consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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Labels

• SME Records - also known as Sony Records
• Antinos Records Inc.
• DefSTAR Records
• Epic Records (Japan)
• gr8! records
• Ki/oon Records
• Tofu Records

Tofu Records is a U.S. record label of Sony Music Japan that was launched in 2003 with the goal of bringing the best of Japanese music to the U.S. Tofu Records first signed T.M. Revolution to the label, T.M. Revolution is a multi-platinum selling artist...

See also

• Sony Music Entertainment

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External links

• Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. official website