The Tokyo District Court has ordered a man and a woman to pay ¥500 million (€3.48m) in damages for copyright infringement after creating so-called “fast movies,”...
The Japanese government has announced plans to create a new office within the Agency of Cultural Affairs that would make it easier to license creative works...
Japanese media executive Kazuhiro Shimada has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Warner Music Japan. Based in Tokyo, he reports to Kaz Kobayashi, CEO of Warner...
The Japanese governments Agency for Cultural Affairs has launched an online consultation service informing creators about legal ways to combat copyright infringement on the internet. The...
Japanese rights society JASRAC will release in October a public version of KENDRIX, a data exchange management system for musical works information equipped with blockchain-based proof...
The Japanese government has adopted on June 4 a plan that would technically unify under one single organisation inquiries and procedures related to the use and...
Thirteen film production companies — among them Toei Co., Toho Co. and Shochiku Co. — have filed a civil lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against...
Space Shower FUGA, the joint venture between Downtown Holdings-owned independent distribution company FUGA and Japanese music and media company Space Shower Networks is now fully operational...
By Emmanuel Legrand Napster parent company Rhapsody and RecoChoku, an affiliate of independent music company Avex, have reached an agreement to add the Powered by Napster...
By Emmanuel Legrand Sony Music has entered the business high resolution music streaming with the launch in Japan of mora qualitas, a new service powered by...
