Music Business News: Japan

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Rui Suzuki appointed Chief Financial Officer at Universal Music Japan

Suzuki joins from personal financial management service, Moneytree

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Tuned Global inks new deals in Asia – including a renewal with Japan’s biggest domestic streaming service, Line Music

B2B music and tech provider also signs two new deals in Thailand, and another in Mongolia

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FUGA partners with Japanese firm Space Shower Networks to form digital music distribution JV

New venture, SPACE SHOWER FUGA, will launch in Spring 2021

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IMPEL expands into Japan with the addition of NexTone to its membership

NexTone represents approximately 200,000 works including popular songs

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Sony ups its annual Music revenue forecast by over $500m… during a pandemic

Firm's recorded music streaming revenues grew by over $120m in the three months to end of September

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Warner Music’s ADA expands into Japan

Local ADA team will be led by respected executive Kaz Aida, who joins from Universal Music

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Amazon Music launches podcasts in the US, UK, Germany & Japan with shows from Will Smith, DJ Khaled & others

Podcasts are now available on all tiers of Amazon Music

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Sony Music’s streaming revenues grew 15.6% in H1 2020 – but pandemic hit calendar Q2 period

Streaming keeps moving up, but physical and licensing revenues hurt in three months to end of June