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Epic Records Japan
Parent companySony Music Entertainment Japan
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
2001; 23 years ago (2001) (re-establishment)
FounderShigeo Maruyama
GenreVarious, mainly J-pop and J-rock, formerly video games
Country of originJapan
Official websiteepic-jp.net

Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama.

Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. (株式会社EPIC・ソニー) was established in August 1978[1] and was folded back into CBS/Sony Group in March 1988.[2]

Notable music artists for this company have included Hikaru Utada, Tetsuya Komuro, and Kimiko Itoh.

In 2001, it was re-established as Epic Records Japan Inc. (株式会社エピックレコードジャパン, Kabushiki Gaisha Epikku Rekoodo Japan).

Games published

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During the late 1980s and early 1990s they also published video games for Nintendo consoles.

Record labels

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Active

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  • Epic Records Japan

Inactive

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  • Antinos
  • Dohb Discs
  • So What? Records
  • Kowalski
  • mf Records (joint venture with Motoharu Sano)
  • Mint Age

Current artists

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Former artists

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References

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  1. ^ History. Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Accessed October 3, 2010
  2. ^ CBS/Sony to Take Over 4 Subsidiaries. Jiji Press Ticker Service, February 12, 1988
  3. ^ Aicom at gdri
  4. ^ "Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai Release Information for NES – GameFAQs". gamefaqs.com.
  5. ^ a b Sting at gdri
  6. ^ "Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure Release Information for Game Boy – GameFAQs". gamefaqs.com.
  7. ^ "Utopia: The Creation of a Nation for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs". gamefaqs.com.
  8. ^ "Equinox Release Information for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs". gamefaqs.com.
  9. ^ "Skyblazer Release Information for Super Nintendo – GameFAQs". gamefaqs.com.
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