Israeli security company Midbar Tech is releasing 1 million copy-protected CDs in Japan as part of an aggressive push by record labels to curtail digital piracy. Midbar said Monday that Avex will be ...

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) (SMEJ) and leading Japanese independent label Avex are dropping CD copy protection technology from their releases. By Billboard Staff Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) ...

Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel in-store events ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ever wonder why one of the world’s largest economies, with one of the world’s largest pools of funds, is but a ...

There’s no doubt that many people think Japan is a technologically advanced wonderland that has robots awaiting at every turn. Most people have their images crushed when they step outside any of the ...

Devoted CD buyers aren’t a dying species. At least not in Japan. While nearly every other country seems to be gradually giving up on CDs, the Japanese remain devoted to the compact disc. The Japanese ...

After the United States, Japan is the second largest music market in the world. And while the country is usually seen as an early adopter of new technology, digital music sales haven't taken off. In ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two Japanese clearing houses are following in the footsteps of peers in the US and Europe with plans to ...

TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The cost of insuring Japanese government debt has risen to a one-year high after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to postpone a tax hike sparked worries about ...

TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) - Japan's first credit default swap (CDS) auction went smoothly on Thursday, with dealers setting a value for consumer lender Aiful Corp's <8515.T> debt, raising hopes that ...