Original sentence: Also Sony Music Entertainment Japan's acquisition of BMG Music Japan will see the continuity of the BMG record label in the Japanese market.Also kept separate from the acquisition by Sony Corporation of America was Sony BMG's wholly owned BMG Japan, whose shares were picked up by Sony Music Entertainment Japan instead, which also operates the Sony Music Japan banner which was never part of the Sony BMG joint venture.BMG Rights Management will serve as a new division within Bertelsmann and as a replacement to the now defunct Bertelsmann Music Group division.In Japan, the BMG Music brand is now a fully-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, which also dually operates the Sony Music Japan business.It was previously owned and operated by Sony BMG although it was not branded as Sony BMG because of Sony Music Japan remaining independent from the Sony BMG joint venture, and thus BMG and Sony labeling were kept separate in this market.Therefore the BMG brand will effectively be revived by this new Bertelsmann business venture
Edited sentence: Also kept separate from the acquisition by Sony Corporation of America was Sony BMG's wholly owned BMG Japan.BMG Japan was previously owned and operated by Sony BMG, although it was not branded as Sony BMG because of Sony Music Japan remaining independent from the Sony BMG joint venture, and thus BMG and Sony labeling were kept separate in this market during the global Sony BMG venture.BMG Rights Management will serve as a new division within Bertelsmann and as a replacement to the now defunct Bertelsmann Music Group.During Sony BMG's buyout, BMG Japan was instead picked up by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and has been folded into the company.Therefore the BMG brand will effectively be revived through this Bertelsmann business venture