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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - 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 ...

In many ways, Japan is high-tech's poster boy. The country is awash in cutting-edge technology, from sophisticated wearables to Internet-enabled toilets. But in one respect, Japan is a vision of the ...

Japan has had an enduring love affair with CDs, and labels love the profits ensured by the country’s “saihan” system. But streaming is finally taking off. By Steve McClure TOKYO — Near the iconic ...