Recording Industry Association of Japan
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Recording Industry Association of Japan Nippon Rekōdo Kyōkai | |
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Formation | 1942 |
Type | Technical standards, licensing and royalties |
Headquarters | Kita-Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo |
Location | Japan |
Membership | 19 main members, 15 associated members and 24 supporting members (all as of August 2009) |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Masaaki Saito (Victor) |
Website | Recording Industry Association of Japan - in English |
The RIAJ promotes music sales, enforces the Japanese copyright, and researches the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual RIAJ Year Book. This is a statistical summary of each year's music sales, plus other data.
The headquarters are in the Minato section of Tokyo, Japan. The RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members. Some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere.
The Association certifies gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan.
Related pages
Other websites
- https://www.riaj.or.jp/ - Official website of RIAJ