Universal Music Japan

Universal Music LLC
	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
Romanized name	Yunibāsaru myūjikku
Formerly	PolyGram Co., Ltd. (1990–1999); Universal Music Co., Ltd. (1999–2009);
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Music; Entertainment;
Founded	April 20, 1990
Headquarters	1-5-8 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	East Asia
Key people	Naoshi Fujikura (President and CEO); Keiichi Ishizaka (former President);
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; Universal Music Artists; Universal Music Creative; Universal Music Publishing Japan
Website	universal-music.co.jp
	Footnotes / references;

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.

In 2021, Universal Japan CEO and President Naoshi Fujikura was included on Billboard's International Power Players list.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ "ユニバーサルミュージック/オフィスオーガスタ戦略的提携に向けた合意について" [Universal Music / Office Augusta Agreement on Strategic Alliance]. office-augusta.com (in Japanese). Office Augusta. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "Universal Music Japan President/CEO Naoshi Fujikura Talks Streaming, Learning From K-Pop & More". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "Billboard International Power Playersインタビュー vol.2 藤倉尚ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社社長兼CEO". Billboard Japan.
^ "Revealed: Billboard's 2021 International Power Players". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[Augusta-1] "ユニバーサルミュージック/オフィスオーガスタ戦略的提携に向けた合意について" [Universal Music / Office Augusta Agreement on Strategic Alliance]. office-augusta.com (in Japanese). Office Augusta. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[2] "Universal Music Japan President/CEO Naoshi Fujikura Talks Streaming, Learning From K-Pop & More". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[3] "Billboard International Power Playersインタビュー vol.2 藤倉尚ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社社長兼CEO". Billboard Japan.

[:2-4] "Revealed: Billboard's 2021 International Power Players". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

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