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Name: Tokuma Japan Communications
English AKAs: Taiyo Onkyo K.K. [1965], Minoruphone Co. Ltd. [1965-70], Minoruphone Musical Industries Co. Ltd. [1970-72], Tokuma Musical Industries Co. Ltd. [1972-83], Tokuma Japan Corporation [1983-92], Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd.
Japanese AKAs: 太平音響株式会社 [1965], ミノルフォン株式会社 [1965-70], ミノルフォン音楽工業株式会社 [1970-72], 徳間音楽工業株式会社 [1972-83], 株式会社徳間ジャパン [1983-92], 株式会社徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ
Address: 4F, Gotenyama Building
Address (line 2): 6-5-27 Kitashinagawa
City: Shinagawa
Prefecture: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Postal Code: 141-8564
Official Website: http://www.tkma.co.jp/
Start Date: February 1st, 1965

Biography

Tokuma Japan originated from the Minoruphone record company founded by the Taihei Group in the 1960s. Minoruphone was acquired by Tokuma Shoten in 1972 and subsequently changed its name to Tokuma Musical Industries. After a decade, the company was divided into two divisions: a production department named Tokuma Japan Corporation formed following the purchase of Japan Record and a sales department named Tokuma Communications Co., Ltd. In 1992, the two were merged together and the company was given the name Tokuma Japan Communications.

Tokuma Japan Communications is owned by Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. (株式会社第一興商), who bought the company in 2001 along with Nippon Crown. As a result, Tokuma and Nippon Crown have a close relationship, having formed a distribution company named First Distribution (now known as Crown Tokuma) in 2002.