Toshiba Musical Industries[]
1960–1973[]
The company was founded on October 1, 1960, as Toshiba Musical Industries (東芝音楽工業株式会社, Tōshiba Ongaku Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha).
Toshiba-EMI[]
1973–1984[]
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After an injection of capital by Capitol EMI, EMI acquired 50% of the company in October 1973, and the name was changed to Toshiba EMI Limited.
1973–2007[]
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1984–2007[]
On October 3, 1994, the equity ratio of the company was changed, in which EMI obtained 55% with Toshiba owning the remaining 45%.
EMI Music Japan[]
2007–2013[]
On June 30, 2007, Toshiba sold the remaining 45% stake in the company to EMI, giving EMI full ownership of the company. The name was then changed to EMI Music Japan, reflecting Toshiba's divestiture from the business.
In 2012, EMI Music Japan and Universal Music Group's Japanese branch was scheduled to hold a corporate swap in response to the merger by January 15, 2013, with Kazuhiko Koike serving as EMIJ's president.
On April 1, 2013, EMI Music Japan was officially absorbed into Universal Music Japan, became defunct as a company and has been renamed to EMI Records Japan.
| Predecessors: Shibaura Seisaku-sho | Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Company) | Tokyo Shibaura Denki
Current: Brands: Other: Defunct/Former
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