USM JAPAN

Imprints: Polydor

Parent company: UNIVERSAL MUSIC K.K., UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC

Type: Media / Entertainment Company
Region: Japan
Staff: Jiro Koyasu / 子安次郎, Satoshi Hirose / 広瀬哲, Yoichi Kuroda / 黒田洋一
Former Staff: Yoshimi Hashimoto / 橋本佳美
Description: A division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC, not a label/imprint. Sometimes credited as UNIVERSAL STRATEGIC MARKETING JAPAN.

Most USM JAPAN releases feature a plain UNIVERSAL MUSIC imprint with no other imprints. On these releases UNIVERSAL MUSIC should be linked as the label.

Imprints used by USM JAPAN on reprints/re-releases include: EASTWORLD, FUTURELAND, Kitty Records, Mercury, Polydor