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The Billboard Spotlight On Japan: Key Music Companies Of Japan

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
President/CEO: Eiji Kishi
Web site: www.sonymusic.co.jp
Major acts: Ami Suzuki, Ken Hirai
Market share: 16.8%

Avex Inc.
Chairman/president: Tom Yoda

Web site: www.avex.co.jp
Major acts: Ayumi Hamasaki, globe, Every Little Thing, Max
Market share: 14%

Toshiba-EMI
President: Masaaki Saito
Web site: www.toshiba-emi.co.jp
Major acts: Utada Hikaru, Ringo Shina, Ulfuls, Hitomi Yaida
Market share: 13.8%

Victor Entertainment
President: Motoo Nishimura
Web site: www.jvcmusic.co.jp/top.html
Major acts: Southern All Stars, Ua, SMAP
Market share: 10%

Universal Music Japan
President: Kei Ishizaka
Web site: www.universal-music.co.jp
Major acts: Spitz, Masaharu Fukuyama
Market share: 9.9%

BMG Funhouse
President: Hidehiko Tashiro
Web site: www2.bmgjapan.com
Major acts: Misia, Kazumasa Oda
Market share: 5.3%

Warner Music Japan
Chairman: Hiroshi Inagaki
Web site: www.warnermusic.co.jp
Major acts: Yuki Koyanagi, Ryoko Hirosue, Sugar Soul
Market share: 4.6%

Zetima
President: Hiroaki Matsuda
Web site: www.zetima.co.jp/index2.html
Major act: Morning Musume
Market share: 3.9%

Nippon Columbia
President: Tadahiko Shinohara
Web site: music.denon.co.jp
Major acts: Hibari Misora, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Market share: 3.3%

Pony Canyon
President: Akinori Inaba
Web site: www.ponycanyon.co.jp
Major act: Glay
Market share: 3.2%


Note: Top ten companies are listed by market share based on SoundScan Japan data for Jan. 1-July 1

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