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Epic Records Japan

Japanese record label
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Epic Records Japan

Summary

Epic Records Japan is a record label[1]. It draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #256 of 2,290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Epic Records Japan is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Epic Records Japan's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Epic Records Japan's founder is recorded as Shigeo Maruyama[5].
  • Epic Records Japan is owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan[6].
  • Epic Records Japan's headquarters location is recorded as Rokubanchō[7].
  • August 1978 marks the founding of Epic Records Japan[8].
  • Epic Records Japan's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Entertainment Japan[9].
  • Epic Records Japan's official website is recorded as http://www.epic-jp.net/[10].
  • Epic Records Japan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epic Records Japan[11].
  • Epic Records Japan's replaces is recorded as Epic/Sony[12].
  • Epic Records Japan's different from is recorded as Epic Records[13].

Body

Founding

Epic Records Japan's founder is recorded as Shigeo Maruyama[5]. August 1978 marks the founding of it[8].

Operations

Epic Records Japan's headquarters location is recorded as Rokubanchō[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Entertainment Japan[9].

Ownership

Epic Records Japan is owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan[6].

Why It Matters

Epic Records Japan draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #256 of 2,290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Japan record label

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . sme.co.jp. sme.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Shigeo Maruyama
    Topic's main category → Category:Epic Records Japan
    Official website → http://www.epic-jp.net/
    Aliases → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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