2channel, also known as 2ch, Channel 2, and sometimes retrospectively as 2ch.net, was an anonymous Japanese textboard founded in 1999 by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Described in 2007 as "Japan's most popular online community", the site had a level of influence comparable to that of traditional mass media such as television, radio, and magazines. At the time, the site drew an annual revenue of around ¥100 million, and was the largest of its kind in the world, with around ten million visitors and 2.5 million posts made per day.
Oricon Inc., established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as Original Confidence Inc., which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002.
Mixi is an online Japanese social networking service. It was founded in 1999 and is owned by Mixi, Inc.. As of September 2012, Mixi had about 14 million monthly active users, with about 8.6 million of those on smartphones. Mixi, Inc. was founded by Kenji Kasahara in 1999 as a limited liability company and became a Japanese corporation in 2000. The company changed its name to Mixi, Inc. from E-Mercury, Inc. in February 2006 to align its name with the social networking service, and was updated to MIXI, Inc. in 2022. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Hatena Co., Ltd. is an internet services company in Japan. It operates various services including the most popular social bookmarking service in Japan, Hatena Bookmark. Hatena is the collective name of the company's services. It was founded by Junya Kondo in Kyoto on July 19, 2001. The company moved its headquarters to Shibuya, Tokyo on April 10, 2004. The headquarters were moved back to Kyoto in April, 2008.
File sharing in Japan is notable for both its size and sophistication.
The discography of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock consists of ten studio albums, two EPs, and thirty-one singles. One Ok Rock was formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2005, consists of Takahiro Moriuchi (vocals), Toru Yamashita (guitar/leader), Ryota Kohama (bass) Alex,(formerly) on guitar, and Tomoya Kanki (drums). One Ok Rock have sold more than 3 million records worldwide.
"Lemon" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, released as a single through Sony Music Entertainment Japan on March 14, 2018. It is the theme song for the TV series Unnatural. It has sold more than 500,000 physical copies and 3,000,000 digital copies in Japan.
ABEMA is a Japanese streaming service that launched on April 11, 2016, under the name AbemaTV. It is majority-owned by CyberAgent, with a 55.2% stake, and TV Asahi, with a 36.8% stake, while the remaining ownership belongs to various other companies, mostly in the media and entertainment industry.
Hoshimachi Suisei (星街すいせい) is a Japanese singer and virtual YouTuber. She began posting videos as an independent creator in March 2018. In May 2019, she became affiliated with Hololive Production through their newly created music label, INoNaKa Music, before joining the agency's main branch later the same year. Her YouTube activity consists primarily of live streaming herself singing karaoke, playing video games, talking to her fans, or collaborating with other talents. She is particularly well known among fans for her skill at Tetris and her singing ability. As of March 2024, she has 2.11 million subscribers and 731 million views on YouTube.
TwitCasting is a livestreaming service operated by Moi Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. In early 2013, TwitCasting was developed as a way to use the Twitter feed to stream content from smartphones directly onto a user's channel. As of July 2021, it had over 33 million registered users. As of March 2020, it had the most monthly active users among livestreaming apps in Japan, according to App Ape Lab analytics.
Produce 101 Japan is a Japanese reality competition show bringing 101 trainees with the intention of producing an 11-member permanent boy band. Premiering on April 8, 2021, the second season is being broadcast on GyaO! every Thursday at 9 pm JST (GMT+9). The show is being streamed on YouTube every Friday at 9 pm JST (GMT+9) with English subtitles available in certain countries.
"23rd Monster" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It is the fourth single from her studio album Remember you (2023). Hamasaki wrote the song alongside composer Kazuhiro Hara; previous collaborations between the two include "Step you", "Sparkle", and "We Are the Queens".
Tokai On Air is a Japanese YouTuber group based in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture consisting of 6 members: Tetsuya, Ryo, Shibayu, Toshimitsu, Yumemaru, and Mushimegane. The group began posting videos on YouTube in 2013, and belong to multi-channel network UUUM since 2017.
"In the Middle" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring Daichi Miura. It was released on August 13, 2021, through EMI Records and Universal Music Group.
Tsutaya Comic Award is a manga award sponsored by Tsutaya, a major chain of rental and sales stores for books, music software, and video software.
U-Next is a Japanese over-the-top streaming service. It is majority-owned by U-Next Holdings and minority-owned by TBS Holdings and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners. It was launched in 2007 as GyaO Next and has since grown to become one of the largest streaming platforms in Japan, with 4.3 million registered subscribers as of May 2024. The service includes not only videos but also e-book services. U-Next was the second highest-grossing subscription video service in Japan as of 2022.
Lemino is a Japanese video on demand over-the-top streaming service operated by NTT Docomo. From its establishment in 2011 until 2022, it was owned 70% by Avex. It operated as a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service under the name d-market Video Store from 2011 to 2013, d-video (dビデオ) from 2013 to 2015, and dTV from 2015 to 2023, before becoming partially an ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service.
TVer is a Japanese ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service. It was established in October 2015, operated by Nippon TV, TV Asahi, TBS Television, TV Tokyo and Fuji Television and others. It is a service that offers free internet streaming of TV programs after they have aired, with the availability period typically lasting about one week from the end of the broadcast to the next episode's airing. Similar to traditional TV broadcasts, commercials are shown during the programs. TVer offers content from 115 stations across Japan as of October 2020 and provides access to 650 programs as of 2023.
d-anime Store (dアニメストア), previously known simply as Anime Store (アニメストア), is a Japanese subscription video on demand (SVOD) service majority-owned by NTT Docomo, with Kadokawa. It specializes in anime and was launched in July 2012.
Demae Channel was a Wii channel that featured a food delivery service developed by Nintendo and Denyusha and operated by Demaecan. It was launched on 26 May 2009, exclusively in Japan, and it was available as a free download on the Wii Shop Channel. In addition, a Wii U version was released on 8 August 2013.
