Private company

Universal Music Japan

Logo: ™/®Universal Music Group N.V., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese subsidiary of Universal Music Group

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.2 It is headquartered in Jingūmae.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 20, 1990Founded1

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Jingumae Tower building, Shibuya, Tokyo
Photo: Rupturestriker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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.2

Corporate structure

Universal Music Japan is part of a group headed by Universal Music Group. 187 entities, 32 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • music

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • A-Sketch
  • Delicious Deli Records
  • EMI Records Japan
  • Polydor Records
  • Thunderball 667
  • UJ
  • Virgin Music
  • EMI Records since Feb 2014

Divisions

  • EMI Records
  • EMI Records Japan
  • MILESTONE CROWDS
  • UNIVERSAL J
  • Universal Sigma
  • ZEN MUSIC

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Feb 2014Acquired EMI Records1

Timeline

  1. Apr 20, 1990Founded Founded1

Sources

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