''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine ''
Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of
Hanshin Electric Railway
is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
The first character for Kobe (神戸) and the second character for Osaka (大阪) combine to form the ...
), holding an exclusive licence from ''Billboard''s parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan,
["Hanshin Contents Link, the operator of Billboard Japan":]
and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country.
In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from ''Billboard'', launched the
''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 music chart. As of 2016, the list of charts compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' also includes an albums chart named ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales, Top Albums Sales, Top Jazz Albums Sales, and Top Classical Albums Sales, a radio-airplay chart named Radio Songs, an
animation music chart named Hot Animation, and a chart for foreign songs named Hot Overseas.
Since 2010, ''Billboard Japan'' holds an annual awards ceremony called the
''Billboard Japan'' Music Awards, which honors domestic and international artists who achieved the best results on ''Billboard Japan''s music charts during the previous year.
Charts
Singles and tracks
Albums
Artists
See also
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''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100
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''Billboard Japan'' Music Awards
References
External links
''Billboard Japan''
Billboard (magazine)
Japanese news websites
Japanese music websites
Japanese-language websites
Magazines with year of establishment missing
Mass media in Osaka
Online music magazines
J-pop
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