Sony Music Entertainment Japan

Japanese: 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント

Hometown

Rokubancho, Chiyoda, Tokyo

Introduction to Sony Music Entertainment Japan

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, Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Myūjikku Entateinmento), often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as SonyMusic), is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and is operating independently from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry.

Founded:

1968

CEO:

Naoki Kitagawa

Subsidiaries:

Ariola Japan , Epic Records