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Choose one of the question listed below. |
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| Q1 : What is the size of the Japanese music market? |
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It is the second largest market in the world following the U.S. Sales reached
US$4,422.0 million in 2012 and accounted for 26.8% of the world wide sales. |
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| Q2 : What kind of distribution system exists for records in Japan? |
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There are two major channels for supplying products in the general market. The
first involves record companies with their own sales divisions directly contracting with record stores.
The second involves sales and distribution via wholesalers. The record companies store their records at
one of two warehousing firms and deliver the records from there. |
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| Q3 : What were some of the characteristics of the Japanese music market in
2012? |
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In 2012, the total production value of recorded music (audio and music videos) achieved double-digit growth of 10% to 310.8 billion yen for the first time in 14 years. Unit production in this segment also recorded double-digit growth with a year-on-year increase of 12% to 290.66 million units, thereby realizing an increase for the second consecutive year. At the same time, although digital music was down 25% to 54.3 billion yen versus the previous year, the total value of recorded music and digital music sales increased 3% to 365.1 billion yen for the first time in five years. |
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| Q4 : What are the major purchasing groups for musical records? |
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Overall, men and women in their teens and twenties purchase the greatest number
of records and Japanese pop and rock music is particularly popular among them. However, recently the purchasing
rate among people aged 30-59 has been rising. |
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| Q5 : How much do records cost in Japan? |
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A full priced new CD album costs between JPyen2,500 (US$23) and 3,000 (US$28).
The unique Japanese resale price maintenance system (price designation by record companies) remains and
there has been no dramatic drop in prices. |
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| Q6 : What musical genres are there and how many newly released titles are there? |
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Among Japanese music, there is enka (Japanese country), pops, traditional Japanese
folk music, educational and children's music based on fairy tales, animation music, easy listening music
(instrumental), karaoke and such. As for overseas, rock, disco, jazz, pops, soundtracks, classical and
other records are sold at stores. The number of newly released titles in 2012 were about 15,699. |
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| Q7 : What about digital music? |
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Digital music sales decreased 25% to 54.3 billion yen in value.
This was largely attributable to a 37% decline in unit production
and 40% decline in value of mobile digital contents that continued from the previous year. Conversely, Internet downloads, including PC and smartphones, recorded double-digit growth of 26% on a unit basis and 43% on a value basis, thereby indicating a continuously shifting trend from mobile phones to Internet downloads. Consequently, the percentage of sales of Internet downloads and mobile digital contents was 34% and 66% (versus 18% and 82% in the previous year), respectively. |
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| Q8 : What types of record awards and certification systems are there? |
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Japan has the Gold Disc Awards. The ceremony for these awards is held once a
year by RIAJ as the organizer and the ceremony is broad casted on satellite and terrestrial TV broadcasting
programs. As for certification systems, the industry has the Gold Disc, Platinum Disc and other certifications.
These are announced once a month through industry magazines, websites and such. |
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| Q9 : What is the condition and impact of record rentals in Japan? |
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There are about 2,760 record rental shops in Japan. Trend of recent years, is a complex of shops. There are almost no shops that illegally rent records.
The shops pay a use fee in accordance with their contracts and the system is working smoothly. |
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| Q10 : Is there a system for protecting the right of records? |
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In Japan, the right of records are protected by the system of the neighboring
right of copyright system. This includes exclusive rights of reproduction, transfer, making transmittable
and lending; and the rights to claim secondary use fee (broadcasting fee of records) and the remmuneration
for rental record (right following 1 year rental right), and the right to receive compensation for private
audio and video recording. These rights are equally granted to record producers of the countries that are
members of international conventions covering record rights. |
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