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is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry. 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. It was prominent in the early to mid 90's producing and licensing music for Anime such as Roujin Z from acclaimed Manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo and Capcom's Street Fighter anime series. Until March 2007, Sony Music Japan also had its own North American sublabel, Tofu Records. Releases of Sony Music Japan now appear on Columbia Records and/or Epic Records in North America. Sony does not have rights on Columbia name and trademark in Japan, so releases under Columbia Records from another country appears on Sony Records in Japan, but retains the usage of the "walking eye" logo. The Columbia name and trademark is controlled by Nippon Columbia, which was, in fact, the licensee for the American Columbia Records up until 1968. With Sony Corporation of America's buyout of Bertelsmann's stake in Sony BMG, Sony Music Entertainment Japan stepped in to acquire outstanding shares of BMG Music Japan from Sony BMG, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Japan. ==History== Sony Music Entertainment Japan was officially incorporated in March 1968〔''(Sony Music Entertainment Japan - History )'' Retrieved September 15, 2010〕 as a Tokyo-based 50/50 joint venture between Sony Corporation and U.S. conglomerate CBS to distribute the latter's music releases in Japan. The company was incorporated as CBS/Sony Records and with Sony co-founder Akio Morita as president.〔Kimio Kase, Francisco J. Sáez-Martínez, Hernán Riquelme: Transformational CEOs: Leadership and Management Success in Japan. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-84542-046-2. Page 16.〕〔. Sony Music UK, Retrieved on August 6, 2006.〕〔''(CBS/Sony Records is Established in First Round of Capital Deregulation. )'' Sony History. Retrieved September 15, 2010.〕 Norio Ohga was part of the management team from the formation of the company and served as president and representative director since April 1970.〔Press release: (Chairman of the Board Norio Ohga Retires as Director of Sony Corporation. ) Sony Corporation, January 28, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2010〕〔John Nathan: ''Sony.'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2001, ISBN 0-618-12694-5. Pages 146-147.〕 In 1972, when CBS/Sony was generating robust profits, Ohga was named chairman and at the same time gained further responsibility and influence within Sony. He would continue to work for the music company one morning a week.〔John Nathan: ''Sony.'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2001, ISBN 0-618-12694-5. Page 147.〕 In 1980 Toshio Ozawa succeeded Ohga as president.〔''(The Joy of Creating Something New. )'' Sony History. Accessed September 17, 2010.〕 In 1983 the company was renamed CBS/Sony Group.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sony Music Entertainment Japan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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