Japan Music Entertainment General Incorporated Association

Japan Music Entertainment General Incorporated Association (abbreviated J.M.E.; Japanese: 一般社団法人ジャパンミュージックエンターテインメント) is a Japanese general incorporated association established on 14 February 2024. According to its official website, it was founded to help high-quality Japanese music and entertainment content reach global audiences, arguing that Japan's fragmented regulatory and rights-management landscape has held back creators with world-class potential. Its corporate number is listed as 1-0200-0501-6286. The organization describes itself as aiming to become a broad copyright management body, prioritizing income for copyright holders by reducing the share taken by distribution, retail, and promotion intermediaries. It operates across several business lines: a telecommunications business (J.M.E.-Smartphone Plaza), an indie-focused record label (J.M.E.-Label), an internet TV station (J.M.E.-TV), and a music publishing business (J.M.E.-Publishing). J.M.E.-Label began national distribution through DAM karaoke from 18 February and through JOYSOUND karaoke from 7 April, with further nationwide distribution scheduled for June, July, and August. The label is described as pursuing a high-volume, low-margin approach to support as many musicians as possible, and as focusing not only on production but on helping artists earn income. The association's registered headquarters was initially in Kitasaiwai, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa. It announced a move to the second floor of a four-story building in Mita 2-chome, Meguro, Tokyo, effective 14 September 2026, where it intends to house its telecom, label, headquarters/studio, internet TV, and publishing functions together. Its telecommunications business received Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications certification (notification number C2504017) on 25 June 2025. The organization states it is entering its third term and continues to work toward obtaining status as a copyright management organization.

Japan Music Entertainment General Incorporated Association was established on 14 February 2024. Its official website states that it was founded with a large goal and mission: to protect Japan's traditional music and entertainment culture while using internet and IT technologies to spread Japanese music and entertainment worldwide, and to protect individual copyrights and ownership rights. The association argues that although regulations to keep content from violating public order and morals are important, Japan's regulatory landscape is overly complex and fragmented, and may hinder creators from freely publishing their work. The organization's registered headquarters at founding was in Kitasaiwai, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa. It describes itself as having built its foundation in its first term and working to realize its goals in its second term, and by the time of its website content it had entered its third term. Its business lines developed as follows. The label business, J.M.E.-Label, had been operating since the company's founding, but its official national launch was announced later. DAM karaoke distribution began on 18 February, and JOYSOUND karaoke distribution began on 7 April, with nationwide distribution already scheduled for June, July, and August. The label is described as an indie-focused label that will broadly utilize all kinds of audio and video recordings, not only finished products. The telecommunications business, J.M.E.-Smartphone Plaza, obtained Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications certification (notification number C2504017) on 25 June 2025, with the aim of spreading smartphones (portable internet devices) to all generations. The association also announced plans for an internet TV station, J.M.E.-TV, to be opened while respecting the Broadcasting Act and Copyright Act but maintaining freedom of expression and program-making not influenced by sponsors. It also announced the start of a publishing business, J.M.E.-Publishing, to be publicly announced after formal procedures. A major development was the relocation of its headquarters and studio. From its founding registered address in Kitasaiwai, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, it planned to move to the second floor of a four-story building in Mita 2-chome, Meguro, Tokyo, effective 14 September 2026. The new location is intended to house the telecom business, the indie label, the headquarters and studio, the internet TV station, and the music publishing business together, albeit in a small space. The association states that after the end of its third term it aims to obtain status as a copyright management organization, and that it will continue to protect individual rights semi-permanently. It describes its approach as high-volume, low-margin, and expresses confidence that supporting musicians' incomes, even for those currently unknown, will become the foundation of the company's development.

• Japan Music Entertainment General Incorporated Association is established.

• Telecommunications business J.M.E.-Smartphone Plaza obtains Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications certification (notification number C2504017).

• J.M.E.-Label begins national DAM karaoke distribution.

• J.M.E.-Label begins JOYSOUND karaoke distribution.

• Headquarters and studio relocate to Mita 2-chome, Meguro, Tokyo.

An indie-focused music and entertainment association aiming to become a broad copyright management body and to help Japanese creators reach global audiences.

• J.M.E.-Label

  Indie-focused record label distributing music through DAM and JOYSOUND karaoke.

• J.M.E.-Smartphone Plaza

  Telecommunications business certified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

• J.M.E.-TV

  Planned internet TV station.

• J.M.E.-Publishing

  Music publishing business.

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