page_title: Recording Industry Association of Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Recording Industry Association of Japan
caption_attribution_description: The boss of Sony Music Entertainment Kitagawa Naoki-san. He talked about the efforts they are making to bring more concerts to locations around the world. View more at www.dannychoo.com/post/en/26903/Japanese+Content+And+You....
context_page_description: The Recording Industry Association of Japan is a Japanese trade group in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association. It got its current name in 1969.
  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.
context_section_description: The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) (日本レコード協会, Nippon Rekōdo Kyōkai) is a Japanese trade group in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association. It got its current name in 1969.
  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.
caption: Naoki Kitagawa, the Chairman of RIAJ, on April 7, 2013
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