Japan may have been late to the music-streaming party, but it’s been making up for lost time judging by the latest figures from the RIAJ.
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RIAJ research gives new insights into streaming challenge in Japan
What’s the most popular way to listen to music in Japan? Many people in the music industry’s first answer would be CD, given the market’s continued domination by physical sales.
But no. According to research published earlier this year by industry body the RIAJ, the most popular way to listen to music in Japan is actually a streaming service: YouTube.
Or at least, it was in August 2016 when the online survey of 2,216 Japanese people was conducted. The RIAJ published the results in Japanese in April 2017, but it’s only now – thanks to Aira Fukushima, who is working with Music Ally – that they have been translated for the west.
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Japan music market sees digital growth of 5%
The Japanese music industry’s digital-music revenues rose just 5% in the first half of this year, according to figures released by industry body the RIAJ.
The market generated ¥22.9m ($191.8m) of digital sales, and although there was growth to report in download sales and streaming subscriptions, continued decline in mobile tracks and ringtone sales, as well as the gentler fall in physical sales, meant the overall market fell by 3.8% to ¥129.4bn ($1.1bn).
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Japanese music sales down sharply ahead of today’s IFPI report
Later today, the IFPI will publish its annual digital music report, outlining sales trends around the world in 2013.
As the second largest music market in the world, Japan’s performance will have a noticeable impact on the IFPI’s figures, but stats released yesterday by local industry body the RIAJ don’t make for easy reading.
Japanese digital music revenues fell 23% year-on-year, from 54bn Yen ($531.3m) in 2012 to 41bn Yen ($403.4m). Digital unit sales fell by 20% in the same period, while physical sales fell from 310.8bn Yen ($3.05bn) in 2012 to 270.4bn Yen ($2.6bn) in 2013.
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More bad news for the Japanese music industry
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has released its latest digital music stats, and they don’t make for pretty reading. Sales of digital music in the first three quarters […]
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Japanese music downloads down in 2009, says RIAJ
New figures released by the Recording Industry Association of Japan reveal that music downloads were down 3% to 461.87 million in fiscal 2009 – the first time they’ve fallen since it started tracking them in 2005.
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Now Japan plans to crack down on music piracy
The Japanese government is mulling plans to stamp out music piracy on mobile handsets, according to a report in the Daily Yomiuri.
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Japan beefs up copyright laws
The Japanese parliament has passed an amendment to existing copyright laws that for the first time makes it illegal for private users to download copyrighted material that has been uploaded without the permission of the rights-holders.