Teichiku Records is a Japanese record label, run by Teichiku Entertainment, that specializes in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for Teikoku Chikuonki, the former name of the company. Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, and Union Records. It is a division of commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc., itself a subsidiary of Brother Industries.
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, owned by American telecommunications/media company Comcast headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. It is primarily involved in the production and distribution of anime within Japan.
Red Entertainment is a video game developer and publisher based in Japan. Originally founded in 1976 as Red Company, it was reorganized and succeeded by a new company on December 4, 2000, under its current moniker of Red Entertainment. While Red Company as a public corporation dates back to the mid-1980s, the first title released under the Red Entertainment brand was Gungrave on July 17, 2002. The name "RED" comes from "Royal Emperor Dragon". In 2011, the company was acquired by Chinese game developer UltiZen Games Limited. In 2014, Red Entertainment was sold to Oizumi Corporation.
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., commonly known as Nikkei BP, is a book and magazine publisher based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established as "Nikkei McGraw-Hill, Inc." (日経マグロウヒル株式会社), a joint venture of Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) and McGraw-Hill in 1969, and it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkei in 1988.
Avex Inc. is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu.
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd., often pronounced Korombia, operating internationally as Nipponophone Co., Ltd., is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1, 2002, when it became Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc.. On October 1, 2010, the company returned to its current name. Outside Japan, the company operated formerly as the Savoy Label Group, which releases recordings on the SLG, Savoy Jazz, and continues to operate as Denon. It also manufactured electronic products under the Denon brand name until 2001. In 2017, Concord Music acquired Savoy Label Group. Nippon Columbia also licensed Hanna-Barbera properties in Japan until those rights were transferred to Turner Home Entertainment sometime in 1997. Currently, these rights are owned by Warner Bros. Japan LLC.
Odessa Entertainment Co., Ltd. is a Japanese film distributor. It was founded as Taki Corporation Inc.. Some of their adult anime productions were released under their Cherry Lips label.
Radix Ace Entertainment Co., Ltd was a Japanese animation studio closed on October 1, 2006. The studio was formed on September 3, 2001 from a merger between Radix and Zero-G Room. Much of the staff from Radix Ace joined Seven or merged with Mobanimation to become Radix Mobanimation in 2007.
Ariola Japan Inc., is a Japanese record label that is part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It is the successor of BMG Japan.
JVCKenwood Corporation, stylized as JVCKENWOOD, is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed from the merger of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd (JVC) and Kenwood Corporation on October 1, 2008. Upon creation, Haruo Kawahara of Kenwood was the holding company's chairman, while JVC President Kunihiko Sato was the company's president. JVCKenwood focuses on car and home electronics, wireless systems for the worldwide consumer electronics market, professional broadcast, CCTV and digital and analogue two-way radio equipment and systems.
CAM Entertainment Co. Ltd. is a Japanese record label founded by CyberAgent, the company behind ameba.
Rainbow Entertainment Company Limited is a Japanese artist management and record company, which is a subsidiary of Tom Yoda's TY Limited Group and was founded on July 7, 2003. It is located at 4-6 Sarugakuchō, Ebisu-Ōmukai, Shibuya, Tokyo.
Hostess Incorporated, DBA Hostess Entertainment Unlimited, is a Japanese independent music company that represents Western alternative artists and labels in Japan, such as the Beggars Group, Domino Records, V2 Records, Brassland, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services and PIAS UK Distribution. Artists signed to Hostess include Adele, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Warpaint, Mogwai, Theme Park, The xx, Bon Iver and Vampire Weekend. It was founded in 2000 by Andrew "Plug" Lazonby, an alumnus of the Royal College of Music.
Music On! TV, also known as M-On!, is a Japanese music cable television network operated by M-On Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc. (SMEJ).
Westone Bit Entertainment Inc. was a video game developer founded in May 1986, based in Mukoujima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. They were most famous for the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. Originally called Escape, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape made them sound unreliable. The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000. The chief publisher was Ryuichi Nishizawa. The company went bankrupt and entered the liquidation process on October 1, 2014. Currently, the intellectual property rights to Westone Bit Entertainment's games are owned by LAT Corporation.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc., abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Larx Entertainment Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 2006 as a subsidiary of Studio Hibari. It is based in Nerima, Tokyo.
Hoods Entertainment Inc. is a Japanese animation studio that was established in February 2009.
TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd., formerly known as the Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd., also known as Tokyo Movie or Kyokuichi Tokyo Movie, is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946.
Lapone Entertainment Co., Ltd. is a Japanese management and entertainment company, established in May 2019 as a joint venture between South Korean CJ ENM and Japanese Yoshimoto Kogyo. The company operates as a talent agency, entertainment company, and record label under Yoshimoto Music. It produces the reality competition series Produce 101 Japan and manages the series' winning groups as well as graduates from the company's trainee program Lapone Boys & Girls.
